More than 74.83 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of paddy has so far arrived in the grain markets of Haryana as compared to over 73.94 lakh MT of paddy arrived during the corresponding period last year, an official said on Friday.A spokesperson of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department today said that out of the total arrival of paddy, the government agencies have so far procured over 64.33 lakh MT of paddy whereas the remaining quantity of over 1.04 lakh MT of paddy was procured by the millers and dealers.He said that more than 35.06 lakh MT of paddy have been purchased by the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department whereas, over 19.84 lakh MT of paddy has been procured by Hafed, over 9.37 lakh MT by the Haryana Warehousing Corporation and 4,725 MT by the Food Corporation of India.He further said: "More than 17.49 lakh MT paddy has arrived in the grain markets of district Karnal followed by over 11.42 lakh MT in district Kurukshetra, over 8.83 lakh MT in district ...
