Private sugar mills warned against smuggling cane meant exclusively for co-operative sugar mill
The District Revenue Officer of Chengalrayan Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited has issued a warning to private sugar mills against smuggling sugarcane intended exclusively for the co-operative mill. R. Muthumeenakshi, DRO of the Co-operative Sugar Mill, highlighted that only 2.75 lakh tonnes of sugarcane are currently available. Private mills, with the assistance of middlemen, have been smuggling both registered and unregistered sugarcane from fields designated for the co-operative mill.
The District Revenue Officer of Chengalrayan Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited has warned private sugar mills against smuggling sugarcane from agricultural fields, meant exclusively for the co-operative sugar mill.
According to R. Muthumeenakshi, DRO of the Co-operative Sugar Mill, at present, only 2.75 lakh tonnes of sugarcane is available at the sugar mill. In such a situation, private sugar mills with the help of middlemen had been resorting to smuggling registered as well as unregistered sugarcane from agricultural fields, meant exclusively for the co-operative sugar mill.