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Chandigarh, November 4: Farmers in Haryana will be able to sow wheat on an additional 15,000 acres this year, following early commencement of crushing operations at the cooperative sugar mills in Palwal, Panipat and Kaithal.
While stating this here today, Cooperation Minister, Dr. Banwari Lal, said that this year, the mills had begun crushing operations about 20 to 25 days earlier, as compared to the previous years.
He said that the sugar mills in the State had a total crushing capacity of about 28,650 TCD per day. This included capacities of 2,200 TCD, 1,800 TCD and 2,500 TCD at the Palwal, Panipat and Kaithal mills.
With the other sugar mills in the State gearing up to start crushing operations soon, the early commencement of operations would free up the land under sugarcane in a timely manner to allow sowing of wheat in the coming season, he added.
