Sugarcane crushing operations to begin from June 30 at Mysugar

Sugarcane crushing operations for the year 2023-24 are all set to begin at the state-owned Mysore Sugar company or Mysugar factory in Mandya near here from June 30.

Sugarcane crushing operations for the year 2023-24 are all set to begin at the state-owned Mysore Sugar company or Mysugar factory in Mandya near here from June 30.

Mysugar’s Managing Director Patil Appa Saheb said the machinery and equipment at the factory were ready for crushing operations while arrangements were in place for deployment of labourers to start the process of harvesting sugarcane.

“All arrangements have been made to crush the sugarcane within 24 hours of its harvesting,” he said.

A total of 3,500 labourers will be deployed for harvesting sugarcane in the region. While a 1,000 of them have been locally enlisted, another 1,000 had come from Ballari and 500 each from Maharashtra, Vijayapura and Jharkhand, he said.

Mr. Patil said the sugar factory will clear the bills of farmers within 14 days of supplying sugarcane. He appealed to the farmers to provide quality sugarcane to Mysugar factory instead of supplying the same to private sugar factories in the region.

The State government had released a financial assistance of ₹50 crore to Mysugar to start crushing operations, he said, adding that there was no shortage of funds at present. He said the financial condition of Mysugar would be improved by selling the 18,000 quintals of sugar stock in the factory.

It may be mentioned here that the 90-year-old sugar factory started by Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar in 1933 had suspended its operations since the last few years due to various problems including mounting losses. However, it was revived last year by the erstwhile Basavaraj Bommai government, which even announced a ₹50 crore grant.