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More than the debt waiver, state government needs to ensure payments of cane growers are cleared,” they said. “According to legal provisions, payments have to be cleared in two weeks of the purchase of the sugarcane by mills.” “As the Phagwara mill is far behind other mills in clearing dues, we will start the agitation outside its gate on August 13. We are unable to pay the school fee or to meet other necessary and daily expenses. JALANDHAR: Stating that sugar mills in Punjab are yet to pay Rs 735 crore to cane-growers, the Doaba Kisan Sangharsh Committee announced to start an agitation in Phagwara on August 13.Addressing a press conference here, Sangharash Committee president Manjit Singh Rai and secretary Satnam Singh Sahni said private sugar mills owed Rs 445 crore and cooperative mills owed Rs 290 crore to cane growers in the state..