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The state government has decided to sell vegetables and fruits through vehicles from 6am to noon across the state to ensure their uninterrupted supply during the week-long intense lockdown starting Monday. As per the plan, 2,600 minivans and tricycles will supply about 1,160 tonnes of vegetables and fruits in Chennai. In rest of Tamil Nadu, 2,770 vehicles will be deployed to sell 2,228 tonnes of vegetables and fruits.
Nearly 3,400 tonnes of vegetables and fruits would be procured from farmers every day, a statement from the government said. The state agriculture department has set up a helpline - 044 2225 3884 - which can be contacted by people to know about the vegetable supply schedule in their localities.
Special team constituted to ensure delivery of veggies
The decision was taken at a meeting held by agriculture and farmers welfare minister M R K Panneerselvam with senior agriculture department officials in Chennai on Sunday in the wake of the total lockdown from Monday.
The government has planned to source these vegetables from local farmers to be sold to people in those respective areas. This quantity, however, is only one-sixth of the total requirement of 18,000 tonnes, but officials said they would take steps to increase the supply in the coming days. Chennai alone requires 1,500 tonnes daily.
Aseparate team of officials from horticulture, agriculture and agri – marketing departments has been constituted to ensure that the system works seamlessly. Local administration officials and those from the cooperative department have also been roped in to supply vegetables through local bodies.
Besides selling through vehicles, the government has taken steps to expand the sales by tying up with entities like Ninja Cart, Way Cool, Pazhamudhir Nilayam, Tamil Nadu Plantain Growers Union and Ahimsa Farmer Producers Company for procuring and selling vegetables. State agriculture officials have appealed to farmers to store their produce in cold storage units. Of the total storage capacity of 18,527 tonnes in194 cold storage units, only 3,000 tonnes were stocked now. Farmers can utilize the remaining15,527-tonne capacity to store their produce, the statement said.
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