Thursday, April 05, 2012

Govt. to purchase paddy from several districts


The Ministry of Cooperatives and Internal trade says that the government has purchased 55,000 metric tonnes of paddy from the Maha harvest so far.
Secretary to the Ministry of Cooperatives and Internal Trade Sunil Sirisena said that facilities have been provided to store 27 ,000metric tonnes of paddy in the Polonnaruwa district.

He stated that the government is purchasing Nadu at a price of  Rs, 28  per kilo while a
kilo of Samba is being purchased at  Rs.30.

The Secretary to the Ministry further stated that necessary measures are in place to purchase paddy in Ampara, Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa districts.

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