HDPE sacks causing spillage, revenue loss to co-op societies, say PDS workers

BESIDES spillage, the use of High Density Polythene (HDPE) bags to pack foodgrains instead of jute sacks is causing revenue loss to cooperative societies as there is no resale value, say supervisors at PDS shops.

-  M SARAVANAN

According to supervisors, the quantity of goods, especially rice and foodgrains, sent from the civil supplies godown to the shops in polythene bags becomes less as billhooks used by workers to load and unload them damage the sacks resulting in spillage. The workers said the department should pack materials in jute.