Bhubaneswar, Dec. 3 -- Paddy procurement in Odisha's Bargarh district resumed on Wednesday, after days of disruption, following a series of discussions involving government officials, millers and farmers.

Procurement through the P-PAS system resumed with the lifting of 724.79 quintals of paddy from the Tora, Kalapani, Godabhaga, Gudesira and Atabira mandis. Out of this, 265 quintals were lifted from Kalapani mandi and 94 quintals from Godabhaga mandi.

The Sub-Collector formally inaugurated the process by initiating the coconut-breaking ritual.

Although mandis in the district had opened on November 28, procurement did not begin, leading to dissatisfaction among farmers. The delay was attributed to unresolved concerns between millers and...