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Talking to APP here on Saturday, district food controller Muhammad Sufyan said that 70 percent wheat gunny bags have been distributed among the growers.
The farmers have submitted 32,000 applications this season, he added. He said that the department would purchase 227,000 metric ton of wheat from the farmers, adding that wheat procurement process was in progress in transparent manner, whereas all required facilities were being provided to the growers at centers, he maintained.
About storage of wheat, he informed that the department has completed arrangements for storage of the golden grains.