Wheat worth Rs 607 crore damaged in Punjab: CAG
Inadequate and improper wheat storage and stocking fresh one with the infested in Punjab resulted in loss of wheat of Rs 607.57 crore in four years, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has said. This fact came to light in a CAG report that was tabled in the Congress-ruled state assembly last week. Between 2014-15 and 2017-18, a total of 2.83 lakh tonnes of wheat pertaining to previous crop years was declared as damaged, said the CAG.
