Chandigarh: Even as the country is grappling with the problem of big grain drain, another instance of gross wastage of the wheat in Punjab has come to light.
Due to lack of storage facilities and lack of clearance of earlier stock, fresh wheat is being piled up by the roadside, getting drenched in pre-monsoon showers and rotting.
In Muktsar and Ferozepur, the Punjab government was unable to provide for adequate storage for the wheat procured in the facilities managed by the Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited.
The centre says it is the state's job to ensure storage but the state has repeatedly been passing the buck to the Food Corporation of India (FCI).
About 55,000 tonne of wheat was damaged in Punjab due to rains in the last three years.
FCI in Haryana also said it has identified 4 lakh tonnes of wheat prone to damage because of rains.
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