Question

During the Harappan Civilisation, the surplus production was stored in the granaries. In modern India, which organisation is responsible for the storage of grains? What are the challenges faced with respect to storing of grains in modern India?

Answer 1

Answer:

1) Grains storage is the right answer. Granaries in the Indus valley civilization have been found in two most important regions known as Mohenjodaro, and Harappa. The granaries in the Harappan civilization served the purpose of a store-house,

2) where the garnered grains were storedAccording to Food Corporation of India (FCI) reply to an RTI activist in 2014 as much as 1.95 Lakh MT of food grains was wasted in India between 2005 and March 2013. In the damaged stock, around 84% was rice and 14% wheat. Punjab accounted for nearly 50% of the damages followed by Maharashtra (10% of the total loss).

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