If needed, use private godowns to store procured tur: minister

Maharashtra Cooperation Minister Subhash Deshmukh today instructed officials of the State Warehousing Corporation to use private godowns for storing the tur dal purchased from farmers, if necessary.

The ongoing procurement of tur from farmers should not be hindered on the pretext of unavailability of godowns, he warned, an official said here.

The minister today reviewed the procurement of tur by the government at a meeting.

The Marketing Department informed that 21,50,645 quintals of tur has been purchased through 191 centres as of April 9, the official said.

Small-size private godowns with storage capacity of less than 1,000 tons should be preferred, the minister said.