Chandigarh, Nov 16: Despite less than favourable weather conditions this year, the agrarian states of Punjab and Haryana have crossed 175 lakh tonnes of paddy procurement this season, food and supplies officials from both states said on Monday. While Punjab has procured over 137 lakh tonnes of paddy so far, Haryana has crossed 39 lakh tonnes of procurement this season. The Punjab government is already eyeing a procurement target of 140 lakh tonnes this year. Procurement of paddy, which started on October 1 this year, will continue till next month, food and supplies officials in the state said. (IANS)
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