Pune: Sugar mills in Maharashtra applying for cane crushing this season have increased to 215 from 205 last season, as per state state sugar commissionerate, reports The Indian Express.
The commissioner has issued crushing licences to 165 mills of which 84 are in the cooperative sector while the rest are in the private sector.
The 215 mills include 16 which were closed last season or have applied for fresh licences this season. Till Monday, 93 mills have started operations including 47 private and 46 cooperative mills.
The crushing season officially started in October but heavy rainfall delayed crushing operations.
