Central team visits DPCs in Chengalpattu district, collects samples

Affected by continuous rainfall, farmers of Chengalpattu district on Saturday (October 25, 2025) impressed upon the special team of officials from the Centre to relax the permissible moisture content for paddy procurement.

District Collector D. Sneha said that Chengalpattu has 72 DPCs run by the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation and five by the NCCF and these have been procuring paddy that have moisture content of up to 17% this Sornavari season.

The Committee visited five direct procurement centres (DPCs) at Keerapakkam in Thirukazhukundram, Oragadam in Thiruporur, Villiyampakkam in Kattankulathur, and S. N. Puram and Padalam in Maduranthakam and collected paddy samples. 

R. Muralimohan, secretary, Chengalpattu District Farmers Association, said that due to continuous rainfall farmers were unable to dry paddy. “Rice mills and warehouses of the FCI have better facilities to dry the paddy. Paddy with moisture content over 17% has been waiting at the DPCs. Farmers hope that the Centre will consider our requests and procure this paddy,” he said.