After an initial delay, procurement of paddy cultivated in the additional (second) crop season in Alappuzha is expected to begin from Monday.
Officials of the Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation (Supplyco) said that a Kottayam-based mill had come forward to procure paddy.
“One mill has informed us of their willingness to procure paddy. They are expected to begin the procurement by purchasing harvested paddy kept in two polders at Karuvatta and Edathua on Monday,” said an official.