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Mann Govt fulfilled farmers' decades-old demand by upgrading second oldest sugar mill in Punjab- Sherry Kalsi
New cooperative sugar mill project launched by Punjab government will bring prosperity to the area - Sherry Kalsi
Rohit Gupta
Batala/Gurdaspur, December 8, 2024 - The Punjab government led by Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann has given a big gift to the Batala area by upgrading the capacity of the second oldest cooperative sugar mill in the state of Punjab from 1200 TCD to 3500 TCD for Rs 330 crore.
This new project of the cooperative sugar mill Batala will not only increase the area under sugarcane cultivation in the area, but it will also create new employment opportunities for the youth.
Thanking the Punjab government, Batala MLA and Aam Aadmi Party State Working President Aman Sher Singh Sherry Kalsi said that Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has fulfilled the decades-old demand of the farmers by inaugurating the new project of Batala Sugar Mill.
He said that the capacity of this sugar mill, which was running since 1961, was 1200 TCD and its machinery was very old, due to which this mill was crushing less sugarcane.
He said that due to the low crushing capacity of the mill, farmers had to take their sugarcane to distant mills, due to which they lost time and money. Due to this, many farmers had also stopped sowing sugarcane.
MLA Sherry Kalsi said that by spending Rs. 330 crores, the capacity of the cooperative sugar mill Batala has now been increased to 3500 TCD and a 14 MW co-generation plant has also been installed in it. Refined sugar will be produced in this mill and it will be the first cooperative sugar mill in the state to do so.
Sherry Kalsi said that the mill has a target of crushing 35 lakh quintals of sugarcane during the current season and it is an environment-friendly plant.
He said that this is the first sugar mill of its kind in India where 100 percent gas pipeline will be laid and its capacity is 14000 cubic meters per day and it will be able to prevent pollution equivalent to the pollution of 30,000 cars in the environment.
He said that this plant attached to Batala Sugar Mill will process more than 150 tonnes of waste per day and produce 20 tonnes of organic fertilizer which will give a big boost to the local economy.
Sherry Kalsi said that the sugar mill along with Batala village Bahadurpur is the first village in Punjab where a pipeline has been laid to deliver bio cooking gas from house to house. This mill is equipped with the latest technology available worldwide and this will greatly benefit the sugarcane farmers of Batala region.
He said that Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann dedicated the new project of Batala Sugar Mill to the public on December 6, which will make a significant contribution to the progress and prosperity of the area.He said that the people of the area are grateful to the Punjab Government for this big project.