Uttarakhand government to close down Gadarpur sugar mill
The Uttarakhand government on August 22 decided to close down the Gadarpur sugar mill in Kumaon region due to difficulty in procuring sufficient cane and the government's inability to revive it, local press reports said.
Sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh, the second biggest sugar producing state, owe cane farmers about Rs 3,328 crore in dues for the 2011-12 season ending October.