Over 41 lakh MT paddy arrives in Haryana mandis
Chandigarh, Dec 22 (UNI) Government agencies have procured 17.84 lakh metric tonnes (MTs) of paddy so far out of total arrival of 41.78 MTs in mandis of the state.
An official spokesman today said HAFED had procured 7.19 lakh MTs of paddy, Food and Supplies Department 5.64 lakh MTs, Agro Industries Corporation 2.23 lakh MTs, Confed 2.05 lakh MTs and Haryana Warehousing Corporation 60,194 MTs of paddy and Food Corporation of India 10,431 MTs.
He said that Kurukshetra district was ahead in all the districts of the state with the arrival of 7.20 lakh MTs of paddy followed by Karnal 6.66 lakh MTs, Kaithal 5.05 lakh MTs, Fatehabad 4.76 lakh MTs, Jind 3.74 lakh MTs, Ambala 3.16 lakh MTs, Panipat 2.27 lakh MTs, Yamunanagar 2.17 lakh MTs, Sirsa 1.98 MTs and Faridabad 1.56 lakh MTs.
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