Chandigarh, Oct. 2 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has asked the Centre to urgently move six lakh tonnes of rice and 15 lakh tonnes of wheat out of the state, warning that a storage crunch could disrupt paddy procurement as arrivals gather pace.
In a letter to union Food and Public Distribution Minister Pralhad Joshi, Mann sought movement of six lakh tonnes of rice by October 10 and 15 lakh tonnes of wheat during October.
"If these wheat stocks are not moved, as a natural consequence, it will prevent farmers from unloading their produce in mandis while there will not be enough space in the rice mills for storage of paddy," he said.
According to the Chief Minister, nearly 17 lakh tonnes of wheat procured during the 2026-27 ra...