Red-faced Govt to Dump Tonnes of Bad Wheat

New Delhi: Amid rising inflation and a looming global food crisis, the Maharashtra government has decided to dispose 32,000 tonnes of imported red wheat because much of it is unfit for human consumption.



An order, sanctioning the disposal, was issued on May 9 by the state government.



This wheat was given to the state to be distributed through the public distribution system (PDS) before October 31, 2007, but the poor quality of the imported wheat led to protests and it had no takers.



The wheat bags have been lying in public godowns across the state and it will now be sold through an open tender at a base price of Rs 670 per quintal.



That portion of wheat, which is not fit for human consumption, will be auctioned to poultry farmers as chicken feed. And the imported red wheat that is not fit for either human or animal consumption will be buried.

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