Food Minister inspects private mills ahead of paddy procurement
The Hindu
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Minister for Food and Civil Supplies R. Sakkarapani on Thursday expressed hope that paddy procurement would surpass the target this year also. He was talking to reporters here after inspecting a private mill. engaged by Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation to convert paddy procured from farmers as rice for distribution through the public distribution system, at Vallam.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.