Patiala, Oct. 24 -- In the wake of the damage caused to the paddy crops due to the floods in the state, chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday urged the Centre to give relaxation in the uniform specifications for paddy procurement.

The chief minister, who inspected the ongoing procurement operations in the local grain market in Bassi Pathana and Morinda, said that the farmers of the state have suffered huge loss due to the flood fury in the state. He said that in wake of loss suffered by the food growers due to such inclement weather conditions, the Centre should give relaxation in uniform specifications for paddy procurement because the moisture content, damaged and discoloured grains quantity in paddy has increased.

Mann said ...