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Balers to suspend raw jute supply from Nov 23 to protest govt’s decision on stock limitedit
The Week – Online
Raw jute suppliers have decided to suspend trading activities of the commodity for an indefinite period from November 23 to protest against the Centre’s decision to reduce the maximum stock limit to 500 quintals from 1,500, officials said on Sunday. The proposed suspension of trading may disrupt manufacturing of jute bags at mills due to non-availability of raw material, they said, adding that this could aggravate the current shortage of sacks for packaging of foodgrain. The Jute Balers’ Association, in a letter to the millers’ body, has informed that they will suspend all raw jute trade activities from November 23. In a bid to prevent hoarding, the Jute Commissioner had capped raw jute holding at ...
Balers
Balers to suspend raw jute supply from Nov 23 to protest govt’s decision on stock limitedit
The Week – Online
Raw jute suppliers have decided to suspend trading activities of the commodity for an indefinite period from November 23 to protest against the Centre’s decision to reduce the maximum stock limit to 500 quintals from 1,500, officials said on Sunday. The proposed suspension of trading may disrupt manufacturing of jute bags at mills due to non-availability of raw material, they said, adding that this could aggravate the current shortage of sacks for packaging of foodgrain. The Jute Balers’ Association, in a letter to the millers’ body, has informed that they will suspend all raw jute trade activities from November 23. In a bid to prevent hoarding, the Jute Commissioner had capped raw jute holding at ...
Stubble Burning
Two Ambala villages lead the way against stubble burningedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Two Ambala villages, Bara and Ugara, have not reported even a single incident of stubble burning this year as 95% paddy farmers from these areas are making money by selling straw.
Under a project launched in October, bales of straw are piled up in Ugara’s panchayat land to be supplied to the Naraingarh Sugar Mill in Shahazadpur for power generation.
Both villages situated adjacent to National Highway-44, have young and educated sarpanches who are working together to ensure the success of the project.
An engineer and a postgraduate
Bara sarpanch Vikas Behgal is an engineer and his counterpart from Ugara, Harinder Kaur, has completed her postgraduation.
“Farmers came to us every day to register their land ...