Problems of plenty: 50% wheat still lying in open

July 11, 2012 17:16

Fearing damage from monsoon rains, the government today said it has already moved almost half of 6.6 million tonnes of wheat kept in open, in Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, to safe places.

The government is grappling with the problem of plenty as its godowns are overflowing with over 82 MT of foodgrains against the storing capacity of 64 MT. "We have already moved three million tonnes of wheat on a priority basis to safe places. The remaining will be transported next month," Food Minister K V Thomas told

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