Farmers urge fund allocation to revive Amravati cooperative sugar mill; experts estimate Rs 110 crore required
Tiruppur farmers demanded urgent state funding to revive the Amravati cooperative sugar mill; an expert panel estimated the restoration cost at around Rs 110 crore and noted thousands of farmers are affected.
Farmers in Tiruppur district urged the government to allocate funds to reopen the Amravati cooperative sugar factory. The district collector chaired the meeting, which heard farmers’ grievances.
An expert team that inspected the mill estimated that restoring and fully refurbishing the factory would require at least Rs 110 crore. Farmers said about 20,000 growers from Tiruppur and nearby districts had supplied cane but the mill has been closed since 2023.
Growers asked the state to release the necessary funds immediately so reconstruction work can begin and their cane supplies do not go to waste.
Courtesy: Hindu Tamil Thisai