Nine DPCs to come up across Dindigul district
The Hindu
Nine DPCs to come up across Dindigul district
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday, through virtual mode, laid the foundation stone laying ceremony for the construction of nine direct procurement centres (DPCs) for procuring paddy across Dindigul district.
The DPCs, to be run by the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC), would come up at Athoor, Sitharevu, Vilampatti, Mattaparai, Keeranur, A. Kalayampattur, Periyampatti, Kovilamapatti and Akkaraipatti in Athoor, Nilakottai and Palani Assembly constituencies at a total cost of ₹5.63 crore, stated a press release.
He also inaugurated a 750 MT capacity godown to store public distribution system commodities in Kodaikanal. It has been constructed at a cost of ₹2 crore.
TNCSC Regional Manager R. Merlin Bharathi, Deputy Manager K.N. Nalavazhuthi and others were present in the ceremony held in Athoor.
Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Dakshina Kannada MP, on Saturday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to facilitate speeding up of ongoing critical infrastructure works in the region, including Mangaluru-Bengaluru NH 75 widening, establishment of Indian Coast Guard Academy, and merger of Konkan Railway Corporation with the Indian Railways.