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Sugarcane growers flag delay in payments

‘Sugar mills have failed to keep their promise to settle dues by June 18’

June 24, 2014 11:28 am | Updated 11:28 am IST - KUMBAKONAM:

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Sugarcane farmers hoisting black flag in the field at Kumbakonam in Thanjavur District on Monday.

Sugarcane farmers hoisting black flag in the field at Kumbakonam in Thanjavur District on Monday.

Cane growers hoisted black flags in their fields in 18 villages in around Kumbakonam in protest against the inordinate delay in settling payment for sugarcane by two private sugar mills in Thanjavur district.

District Collector N.Subbaiyan convened peace talks with sugar mills where they promised to settle the dues by June 18. Since they had failed to keep their promise, farmers demanded legal action.

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