The 500 tonnes of Brazilian wheat, earlier denied entrance to the government warehouse in Kumarkahli under the district by the local lawmaker, has been finally distributed in favour of social safety net schemes meant for poor people.

The wheat has been received for distribution under 130 different safety net schemes under programmes like Test Relief and Food for Work, said Nuton Bayeen, upazila project implementation officer (PIO).

"The PIO received the wheat from the warehouse on Saturday night," said Sahabul Alam, in-charge of the government warehouse in Kumarkhali.

Three traders, who bought the total amount of wheat from the project implementation committees (PIC), took away the item the same night, sources said.

"We have allocated the wheat among the PICs as per the previous order. We don't know what they have done after taking the wheat," said PIO Nuton Bayeen.

On Saturday morning, Abdur Rouf, lawmaker from Kushtia-4 constituency (Kumarkhali-Khoksa), prevented taking of the wheat inside Kumarkhali warehouse, terming it substandard.

That time he told the journalists that he will not allow distribution of the wheat in his constituency before testing.

"The grains were substandard but the PICs received it. I don't know what they are doing with it," the lawmaker made the brief comment only when contacted yesterday.

This correspondent failed to get the version of District Food Controller Swapan Kumar Kundu as he declined to talk to the journalists regarding the matter.