GURDASPUR, Dec. 11 -- The Gurdaspur Cooperative Sugar Mill, equipped with a crushing capacity of up to 5,000 tonnes of cane per day (TCD), commenced operations on Wednesday. The facility was formally inaugurated by Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on November 26. The facility will bring relief to cane growers across the district, who will now be spared the hardship of travelling 60-70 kilometres to sell their produce. Local cane farmer Jagdev Singh of Chitti village said, "I came to the mill premises yesterday with my sugarcane trolley, and it was unloaded immediately. This is a big relief for all of us." The facility will manufacture sulphur-less sugar. "In addition, the power generated at the mill will be supplied to PSPCL, contributing to the state's energy supply and operational efficiency of the plant. This mill will provide direct and indirect employment in the area," the spokesperson added....