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April 8th,2020

 

 

Topic:- Agriculture

 

 

What is the news?

 

  • Punjab gears up for wheat procurement.

  • Capt writes to Bengal CM for gunny bags | 30-member control room set up for smooth ops.

 

How the state will do during this lockdown time?

  • The state government today set up a 30-member control room at the mandi board for coordination and providing logistic support during the wheat harvesting and marketing season, set to begin on April 15 amid unprecedented security and safety measures to ensure smooth operations in view of the COVID-19 clampdown.

 

No shortage of labour:-

  • The CM was informed that there was no shortage of labour, with 14.2 lakh workers available to join the operations. Further, retired employees of the mandi board and state procurement agencies were being recalled for smooth operations.
  • Health Secretary Anurag Aggarwal said guidelines were being prepared to ensure that the mandis were protected from COVID-19. Farmers and labourers will be checked for influenza-like symptoms, masks would be made compulsory and multiple hand-washing arrangements shall be set up in each mandi.
(Source:- The Tribune)