<span style="color: #222222;">The Central team, visiting various Cauvery Delta districts in Tamil Nadu, will be submitting its report on moisture content in paddy procured in various Direct Procurement Centres day after tomorrow.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Yatheendra Jain, head of the four member team, which is visiting various delta districts including Thanjavur, Nagai and Tiruvarur, told reporters in Thanjavur that the samples will be sent to the regional office of the Food Corporation of India in Chennai. He said the team was constituted in response to the request from Tamil Nadu State government to raise the permissible level of moisture content from 17% to 22%.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR correspondent reports that paddy procurement has reached record levels in Cauvery Delta districts and the State government has given permission to open additional procurement centres according to necessity.</span><br />'' &nbsp;
News On AIR | October 25, 2020 6:46 PM
Central team, visiting various Cauvery Delta districts in Tamil Nadu, to submit its report day after tomorrow