Archit Watts
Tribune News Service
Muktsar, April 12
Even as the wheat procurement season officially started across the state on Saturday, the grain market here is yet to make necessary arrangements.
A visit to the grain market today exposed the functioning of the authorities concerned with garbage strewn across the sheds and a large number of stray animals wandering on the premises.
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Will make better arrangements
As the grain market is partially open, stray cattle sometimes enter the premises. I will ask market committee secretary to make better arrangements.
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Bhupinder Singh, a farmer from Barkandi village, who had brought his produce to the grain market, said: "I could not sleep for even a minute last night as stray cattle were present in large numbers. It seems like a cattle pound. Barring lighting, no other arrangement has been made here."
Lakhwinder Singh, another farmer from Maur village, said: "The fresh crop has started arriving in the mandi, but the administration has not even made arrangements for drinking water. The authorities need to step up and make necessary arrangements as crop arrival will pick up over the next few days."
However, Gaurav Garg, District Mandi Officer, said: "We have got the entire grain market cleaned up. Still, I will ask the market committee secretary to make better arrangements."
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