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Massive waste of Foodgrains in India

I read this article in Hindustan Times of 31 March today and I find it disgusting. It talks about Thousands of Tonnes of Wheat going waste and becoming food source for rodents and insects. In the picture, it is shown that 233,000 bags of wheat, 50 kg each, enough to feed lakhs of families is going waste in Fatehgarh Sahib, 40 Km west of Punjab and Haryana Capital Chandigarh alone. Total for all such sites and the total grain wastage is mind blowing. I simply do not understand why cannot government on its own, or by inviting private players get the required food storage facilities? What is preventing them? Another alternative could be to send people directly to the farmers to buy these food grains directly from them-although it could be impractical to implement. Still, something needs to be done urgently. What do you suggest ?
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