Around 130 paper mills in north India suspend operation

The mills have cited a rise in price of raw materials as the reason behind the suspension of operations

Owners of around 130 paper mills in north India have suspended operation for five days citing rise in price of raw materials.

The paper mills have suspended production for five days since yesterday, President of Northern India Paper Mill Association, Pankaj Aggarwal said today.

A decision in this regard was taken last evening during a meeting of mill owners from different parts of northern India including Shamli, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Moradabad (UP), Roorkee (Uttarakhand), Kashipur (Himachal Pradesh) and Haryana, he added.