67% wheat harvested: Agriculture Ministry

Wheat crop harvesting has reached around 67 per cent of the total area under cultivation so far. The statewise harvesting has also increased and reached to 95 per cent in Madhya Pradesh, 85 per cent in Rajasthan and 65 per cent in Uttar Pradesh.

The Agriculture Ministry said, harvesting is at its peak in Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh and it is likely to be completed by the end of this month.