Yogi Govt Rolls Out 'Swachh Mandi-Shubh Mandi Abhiyan-2026' Ahead of Paddy Procurement Season

In a significant agricultural infrastructure initiative aimed at streamlining crop trading and enhancing farmer convenience, the Uttar Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has officially rolled out the 'Swachh Mandi-Shubh Mandi Abhiyan-2026'. Initiated by Jitendra Pratap Singh, Director of the State Agricultural Produce Market Council (Mandi Parishad), this state-wide mission mandates an intensive, large-scale sanitation and infrastructure overhaul across every principal market yard (Mandi) and sub-market yard in Uttar Pradesh throughout October 2026. The initiative targets legacy garbage heaps, choked drainage systems, stagnant waterlogging, public restrooms, trading shops, auction platforms, and farmers' rest houses (Kisan Vishram Grah) to provide a hygienic, orderly environment as harvesting activity peaks.

Sanitation on War Footing: Mandi Contractors Deployed with Full Force

To execute deep-cleaning operations across massive market campuses, the Mandi Parishad has mobilized contractual sanitation forces under stringent administrative oversight:

• Full Workforce Mobilization: Private cleaning agencies and sanitation contractors empanelled with local market committees have been directed to deploy their entire workforce on a war footing without absenteeism.

• Tackling Waterlogging and Drains: Special surveillance teams are identifying neglected drainage corridors where agricultural runoff and organic waste accumulate, executing deep desilting drives to prevent stagnation.

• Campus-Wide Coverage: Cleaning squads are assigned dedicated quadrants to ensure peripheral walls, internal service roads, gate complexes, and trade alleys remain free of decomposing organic refuse.

Smooth Traffic and Logistics for Heavy Paddy Arrivals

With October marking the formal onset of kharif paddy procurement alongside major festive market rushes, the state administration is securing seamless transport networks inside market complexes:

• Uninterrupted Grain Haulage: Authorities are regulating internal vehicular traffic to eliminate bottlenecks, ensuring tractors, trollies, and transport trucks carrying paddy and other kharif crops experience zero transit delays.

• Coordinated Inflow and Parking: Designated holding bays and entry-exit lanes are being organized to handle heavy daily influxes of farm produce without spilling congestion onto surrounding state highways.

• Festive Trading Readiness: Market administration teams are working to ensure rapid vehicular turnaround times, preventing arbitrary parking near weighing stations and transaction sheds.

Deep Cleaning of Auction Platforms and Disinfection Protocol

Auction platforms form the operational core of every mandi and are receiving focused bio-sanitary interventions under the campaign:

• Clearing Platform Drainage: Open and covered drainage networks running adjacent to auction platforms are being cleared of silt, husk, and trapped refuse to eliminate persistent dampness.

• Lime Powder and Gammexane Treatment: In shaded or perpetually moist zones prone to insect breeding and foul odors, sanitation personnel are applying heavy coatings of slaked lime (choona) and Gammexane powder following waste removal.

• Sanitizing Trading Blocks: Permanent commission agent (arhatiya) shops and open sheds are being power-washed to remove agricultural residue before fresh commodity lots arrive for open bidding.

Restoring Farmer Amenities: Rest Houses and Restroom Upgrades

The mission emphasizes farmer welfare by rehabilitating essential public amenities across all regional market yards:

• Hygienic Sanitation Facilities: Public restrooms, washrooms, and urinals within the market yards are undergoing complete structural cleaning, supported by uninterrupted running water supplies and active drainage upkeep.

• Revamping Kisan Vishram Grah: Farmers' guest houses and administrative office blocks are being deep-cleaned, ventilated, and furnished to provide cultivators comfortable overnight stays during procurement cycles.

• Disposal of Construction Debris: All unfinished civil and electrical repair zones across market yards are being cordoned off, with strict orders to remove residual debris, discarded stone, and unused building materials from public circulation areas immediately.