Collector P Dayanand inaugurated the 12th purchasing season of the Bhoramdev Cooperative Sugar Producing Factory limited in Kawardha. Before the inauguration function, Dayanand and Superintendent of Police Nayak performed boiler pooja and started the boiler unit.
On the occasion, the Collector and the SP honoured sugar cane farmers Kartikram of lenjakhar village, Suresh Chandrawanshi of Chardongri village and Kalindi of Kharhatta village, by presenting them shawl and shreefal. The Collector congratulated all the officers and employees of the mill and the farmers.
Bodla SDM Devangan, DDA Banjara, deputy Registrar cooperatives Bhupendra Thakur, Managing Director of the factory KN Kande, General Manager NP Jaiswal, General Manager VK Sharma, Chief Engineer SG Bagh, General Manager (production) TS Badhe, technical advisor NN Thakre and other officers, employees, workers and farmers were present at the inaugural function.
Managing Director Kande said that sugarcane purchase has been started in Kawardha from November 22. This year, sugarcane has been cultivated in total 17,200 hectare areas by 15,545 farmers of 366 villages in the four development blocks of the district. A total of 8.60 lakh metric tonne sugarcane is expected this year, he added.
He said that the production capacity of the factory has been increased from 2,500 tonne to 3,500 tonne this year. In the current season, a target for purchase of 4.50 lakh metric tonne has been fixed.