Millions of tonnes of food grain are being stored in the open across the northern states of Punjab and Haryana, known as the "granaries of India", following a bumper wheat crop this season, due to lack of warehouse space.
The result: Vast quantities of grain, procured by state agencies for the Central pool, lie rotting.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh admitted more than 100 lakh tonnes of wheat is currently stored in the open, risking decay.
A visit to a large number of markets like Punjab's Khanna, Ludhiana and Jalandhar and Haryana's Ambala, Yamunanagar, Jind and Rohtak revealed that procured food grain are lying in the open under tarpaulins.
Punjab and Haryana contribute over 70 per cent of the total food grain (wheat and paddy) respectively to the national kitty.
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