Water Scarcity: Sugar production will also be low due to low rainfall; Dilip Walse Patil
So far, there have been few days of rain in the state. There has been no rain for the last two to three weeks. So there is concern about sugar production this year. Sugarcane crop is expected to be affected. State Co-operation Minister Dilip Valse Patil expressed concern that the next galap season could be a crisis.
Rainfall in the state has been very low so far. The state received heavy rains in the month of June. Monsoon arrived late. There was no rain even after monsoon. There was some rain during the last three days of June. There was heavy rain in the month of July. But only in the last two weeks of July there was good rain. Due to this, the average rainfall in the state was filled. That is, this year more rain fell in fewer days. But this rain is not nutritious for the crops.
Dilip Valse Patil came to Vasantdada Sugar Institute in Pune. At that time, he commented on sugarcane crop and sugarcane season. Minister Valse Patil said that during the recently concluded sugarcane sugarcane sugarcane sugarcane sugarcane sugarcane sugarcane sugarcane sugarcane sugarcane was reduced. Sugar mills in the state crushed less sugarcane this season compared to last season. Also, sugar production also decreased.
The progress of the sugar industry was not good in the last season. It is estimated that the situation may remain the same this year as well. The state received less rainfall in the months of June and July. Also not satisfactory for water in dams. Minister Valse Patil also said that the government will take information about the available water reserves in the dams and distribute water as per availability.
Decline in sugar production
There was a big decline in sugar production in the state during the season that ended recently. In this season, 210 sugar mills produced 10.5 lakh tonnes of sugar. Whereas in the previous season, 13.7 lakh tonnes of sugar was produced in Maharashtra. The Cooperative Account is keeping a close eye on the situation. Also coordinating with sugar factories. Minister Valse Patil said that it is also pursuing to increase the minimum selling price of sugar.
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