Yogi to inaugurate 2 sulphur-free sugar plants

Lucknow, Dec 9 : Uttar Pradesh is set to begin production of sulphur-less or sulphur-free sugar in the state when Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurates two plants in Basti and Gorakhpur sugar mills on Wednesday.
With the first-of-its-kind facility in the state, the production of sulphur-less sugar will also facilitate timely payments to the sugarcane farmers.
The state government, from its resources, had financed the revival of both these defunct sugar mills and later also financed the installation of the plant and machinery of the sulphur plant.
The total daily cane crushing capacity of the two sugar mills is 50,000 quintals.
During the current cane crushing season 2020-21, both the mills are expected to purchase 65 lakh quintals of cane from the farmers.
The 2020-21 crushing season in the mills began last month and production of the sulphur-free sugar will start from Wednesday.