India, March 4 -- In a significant boost to Mizoram's food security, a major consignment of Food Corporation of India (FCI) rice arrived at Sairang Railway Station on Tuesday, officials said.

The shipment, consisting of 42 railway wagons carrying approximately 25,900 quintals of rice from Punjab, will be stored at the newly constructed FCI godown in Sairang, the largest facility of its kind in the state, they added.

The arrival was received by Rajya Sabha member and FCI Mizoram Consultative Chairman K. Vanlalvena, along with Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister B. Lalchhanzova.

Vanlalvena said that direct rail transport to Sairang will resolve long-standing delays in rice distribution. Previously, reliance on long-distanc...