Raipur, 02 December 2020. In the Kharif marketing year 2020-21, a new paddy procurement center has been started in tribal dominated village Ichhapur of Kanker district which has also been made a lamp. Last year, farmers of village Ghotia, Mankesari, Garhpichhwadi, Nawagaonbhavgir, Ichhapur and Amajhola attached to Ichhapur procurement center used to sell paddy at Kanker Paddy procurement center, 10 km away. With the start of new paddy procurement center in Ichhapur, now the farmers of these tribal dominated villages will not have to go far to sell their paddy. Paddy Procurement Center was launched today by MLA Kanker Shri Shishupal Shorey in the presence of villagers and committee members. There are 413 farmers registered in this new procurement center, who will sell about 20 thousand quintals of paddy. Today 5 farmers sold 126.40 quintals of paddy in this center.