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Anna Bhagya: Rice is available in Chhattisgarh, but govt. worried over high transportation cost

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that around 1.5 lakh tonnes of rice was available with Chhattisgarh which Karnataka could buy for its Anna Bhagya scheme, but the transportation cost would be high.

The Chief Minister told reporters here that he had spoken to Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, but there was no rice available in that State. Chief Secretary Vandita Sharma would be talking to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy to find out about availability of rice in that State, he said.

Mr. Siddaramaiah has decided to hold one more meeting to decide on the purchase of rice from other States and implementation of the scheme.

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