Harvest and procurement of paddy cultivated in the 'puncha' crop season (first crop season) are inching closer to completion in Alappuzha.
The Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation (Supplyco) has so far procured 97,749.8 tonnes of paddy from the district, mainly from Kuttanad. Supplyco is expecting to purchase another 1,500 tonnes before the end of the season.
This season, the rain has hampered the entire process. "With rain staying away, we have hastened paddy procurement in recent days. On Sunday, the Supplyco procured 387 tonnes. Another 150 tonnes will be purchased on Monday. Of the total area under cultivation, only around 500 hectares spread across 21 paddy polders are there left to be harvested. The entire harvest and procurement are expected to be completed in the next couple of weeks," said Anil K. Anto, Paddy Marketing Officer.
