1.4L suspicious plots registered for paddy sale: Satellite survey

CUTTACK: The satellite survey conducted by Odisha Space Application Centre (ORSAC) has detected 1,44,734 suspicious plots registered by farmers for selling kharif paddy at minimum support price (MSP) in Cuttack district. After detection of such plots, the Cooperation department has initiated steps for their physical verification.

“We have received the report of satellite survey conducted by ORSAC a few days back. It has detected 1,44,734 suspicious plots. They, however, cannot be termed as fake unless verified physically to ascertain their genuineness,” said deputy registrar of cooperative societies(DRCS), Cuttack, Supriya Swain.

As many as 393 surveyors have been engaged for physical verification of the plots in 1,850 revenue villages under 15 tehsils of Cuttack district. The field visits have already started, said Swain. “If some plots are found genuine with paddy cultivation, there might be some technical glitch in the satellite survey.