Hanumakonda: Station Ghanpur MLA Kadiyam Srihari stated on Monday that Telangana is the only State in the country where the government is purchasing paddy directly from farmers. He inaugurated paddy procurement centres set up under the supervision of IKP in Mupparam and Peechara villages of Dharmasagar and Velair mandals.

The MLA directed officials to take strict action and even blacklist millers if they trouble farmers regarding weighing or moisture content. He instructed IKP organisers to weigh each sack at 41 kg and ensure that farmers face no difficulties at the procurement centres.

Kadiyam asked them to provide cleaning machines, moisture meters, drinking water, electric lights and other facilities. He advised them to keep enough tarpaulins ready to protect paddy from getting wet.

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