Chandigarh: More than 68.57 lakh tonnes of paddy had arrived in the 'mandis' of Haryana until yesterday as compared to over 69.56 lakh tonnes during the corresponding period that arrived during the last year.   

Out of the total arrival of paddy until yesterday during the current procurement season which began last month, government agencies had procured over 58.71 lakh tonnes of paddy whereas the remaining over 9.85 lakh tonnes was procured by the millers.   

More than 27.36 lakh tonnes of paddy has been purchased by the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, over 19.18 lakh tonnes by Hafed, over 6.40 lakh tonnes by the Haryana Warehousing Corporation, over 5.56 lakh tonnes by the Haryana Agro-industries Corporation and 19,667 tonnes by the Food Corporation of India, an official release said here.   

Giving details of paddy arrival in different districts, it said that maximum quantity of paddy has arrived in Karnal which is over 14.47 lakh tonnes followed by Kurukshetra at over 12.12 lakh tonnes. PTI