Muzaffarnagar, April 1: Three sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district have started sanitising villages and towns in their areas to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, state Minister Suresh Rana has said.

The minister for sugarcane development affairs said all sugar mills should start sanitising activities in their areas. They are doing it has part of their social responsibility, Rana said on Tuesday. Coronavirus Pandemic: Congress MP Manish Tewari Hits Out at PM Narendra Modi Over Medical Aid to Serbia.

Mills in Shamli, Thanabhawan and Unn have started sanitising areas. Under the initiative, Kairana and Unn, and over a dozen villages are being sanitised, the minister said.

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