Pilibhit: With a view to facilitating round-the-clock supply of sugarcane at cane procurement centres, the state cane administration is planning to set up model cane supply centres in 45 cane cultivation districts of the state under a pilot project. Till now, the cane was supplied by farmers to the procurement centres only between sunrise and sunset.
According to additional cane commissioner, UP, YS Malik, the project envisages at least one model cane centre in each cane supply circle of all the 119 sugar mills in UP. As the decision was taken late in the crushing season, 100% target will be achieved during the next crushing session.
“So far, five model centres have been set up in three districts. These include one each in Hardoi and Baghpat and three in Lakhimpur Kheri. Pilibhit will inaugurate its first model cane centre on Tuesday at Mathna Japti village under Kalinagar tehsil circle,” said Malik.
Under the pilot project, the model cane procurement centre will club two or three existing centres which are not giving the desired results.
The prime objective is to remove congestion of cane-laden vehicles at the centres and roads and address complaints of farmers regarding under-weighing and loss of juice content due to delay in procurement.
The model cane centres will be provided with adequate staff, trucks for transporting the procured sugarcane to respective sugar mills, sufficient labour for loading the sugarcane into trucks in addition to other facilities needed for prompt and unhindered cane supply.
Deputy cane commissioner at the statistics wing in the state cane department, RN Yadav, said, “UP produces over 215 crore quintals of sugarcane sown across 27 lakh hectare area. A major part of the produce is procured by 119 sugar mills.”
Meanwhile, Jitendra Kumar Mishra, Pilibhit district cane official, said the Mala cane centre, near PTR, has been merged with Mathna Japti model cane procurement centre. This centre of Pilibhit city-based LH sugar mill will be inaugurated by district magistrate Vaibhav Shrivastav on Tuesday.
According to additional cane commissioner, UP, YS Malik, the project envisages at least one model cane centre in each cane supply circle of all the 119 sugar mills in UP. As the decision was taken late in the crushing season, 100% target will be achieved during the next crushing session.
“So far, five model centres have been set up in three districts. These include one each in Hardoi and Baghpat and three in Lakhimpur Kheri. Pilibhit will inaugurate its first model cane centre on Tuesday at Mathna Japti village under Kalinagar tehsil circle,” said Malik.
Under the pilot project, the model cane procurement centre will club two or three existing centres which are not giving the desired results.
The prime objective is to remove congestion of cane-laden vehicles at the centres and roads and address complaints of farmers regarding under-weighing and loss of juice content due to delay in procurement.
The model cane centres will be provided with adequate staff, trucks for transporting the procured sugarcane to respective sugar mills, sufficient labour for loading the sugarcane into trucks in addition to other facilities needed for prompt and unhindered cane supply.
Deputy cane commissioner at the statistics wing in the state cane department, RN Yadav, said, “UP produces over 215 crore quintals of sugarcane sown across 27 lakh hectare area. A major part of the produce is procured by 119 sugar mills.”
Meanwhile, Jitendra Kumar Mishra, Pilibhit district cane official, said the Mala cane centre, near PTR, has been merged with Mathna Japti model cane procurement centre. This centre of Pilibhit city-based LH sugar mill will be inaugurated by district magistrate Vaibhav Shrivastav on Tuesday.
