Ahead of Swarnavaripaddy harvest, 17 direct procurement centres opened in Tiruvallur to help farmers

District Collector Alby John Varghese said that of the 1.67 lakh tonnes harvested, around 50,000 tonnes would reach the DPCs; farmers will be paid ₹21.60/kilo for fine varieties and ₹21.5/kg for thick varieties of paddy