This morning’s rainfall once again exposed the glaring infrastructural gaps at the grain market located on Gill Road near Arora Palace in Ludhiana. With no adequate shed facility available, farmers were seen hurriedly covering their harvested paddy produce with tarpaulins to protect it from moisture damage.

What added to their woes was the fact that the limited shed area at the market was already occupied — not by grain, but by trucks loaded with cement sacks. The presence of these trucks raised eyebrows among farmers, who questioned why non-agricultural goods were being stored in a space meant to safeguard food grains. “Who allowed these trucks to be stationed here?” asked several farmers.

“The rain caught us off guard early this morning. We rushed to cover our produce with tarpaulins,

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