Home Minister vows to support sugarcane farmers affected by factory closures in Vizianagaram district
Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha assured support for sugarcane farmers in Vizianagaram, where many have stopped cultivation following the shutdown of sugar mills. At a district review meeting, officials highlighted the drop in sugarcane farming due to limited crushing options. The Minister pledged to address farmers’ concerns and revive agricultural prospects in the region.
Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha on Monday promised to take care of the interests of sugarcane farmers in the backdrop of closure of many sugar factories in the district. As the in-charge Minister of the district, she reviewed developmental activities in a meeting organised in the Vizianagaram Collector’s office.
Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Anitha said that many farmers stopped growing sugarcane as there was little chance to export it for crushing with the closure of sugar factories in the district. Minister for MSME Kondapalli Srinivas, Vizianagaram MP Kalisetti Appala Naidu, several MLAs including Kondru Murali (Rajam), Kolla Lalitha Kumari ( S.Kota) Baby Nayana (Bobbili) and others informed the Minister that the sugarcane cultivation reduced in the district with the closure of the mills due to various reasons.
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Source : The Hindu
