CURATED BY – GAURAV SINGHAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Saharanpur, District Magistrate Saharanpur Manish Bansal called a meeting with the representatives of all the sugar mills of the district regarding the outstanding sugarcane price payment in the Collectorate auditorium. Out of the total 08 sugar mills of the district, only 03 sugar mills Ganganoli, Gagalhadi and Todarpur still have outstanding sugarcane price payment for the crushing season 2023-24. Sugarcane price of farmers is still pending at Ganganoli sugar mill of 100.97 crores, Gagalhadi sugar mill of 27.72 crores and Todarpur sugar mill of 20.66 crores. According to the action plan provided by the representative of Sugar Mill Ganganoli, the payment of sugarcane price before the month of October, 2024, payment of Rs. 03 crore per month by Sugar Mill Gagalhadi and Rs. 10 to 12 crore within a week by Sugar Mill Todarpur. An assurance was given that the entire remaining due sugarcane price would be paid in the month of August. District Magistrate Manish Bansal instructed all the sugar mill representatives that if the sugarcane price is not paid as per the action plan, then strict action would be taken against the sugar mill management and a stern warning was given to divert the sugarcane of the sugar mills to other sugar mills. Representatives of all the sugar mills including District Sugarcane Officer, Saharanpur Sushil Kumar were present in the meeting.