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‘We have been providing free services with the aim of keeping humanitarian spirit alive,’ they say
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‘We have been providing free services with the aim of keeping humanitarian spirit alive,’ they say
Pune district has been the worst-hit in not only the State but also the country during the first and second waves of COVID-19. The district currently has nearly 95,000 active cases and is reporting nearly 15,000 deaths since March last year.
Co-op millers oppose sugar sales quota
Cooperative millers have therefore opposed the 22 lakh tonne of sugar sales quota given for April. With restrictions coming into place due to surge in Covid cases, millers said meeting the increased quota will be difficult and is likely to result in lapsed quotas, reports Financial Express.
Jaiprakash Dandegoankar, president of the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories, said restrictions have affected sale of sugar as consumption in hotels and restaurants has taken a hit and mills have been finding it difficult to meet their sales quota, resulting in a liquidity crisis.
The 2020-21 sugar season in Maharashtra is in its last leg and is likely to end by May 15, top officials said. Sugar production has already touched 105 lakh tonne and is likely to reach 107 lakh tonne, Shekhar Gaikwad, state sugar commissioner, told FE.
India s first Sugar Museum to come up in Pune
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Mumbai, March 9 : The country s first Sugar Museum, depicting the history and development of this crucial industry, will come up at the Sakhar Sankul in Shivajinagar in Pune.
The announcement was made by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who also holds the finance portfolio, while presenting the state Budget for FY 2021-2022. The proposed Sugar Museum will come up at a cost of Rs 40 crore. It will depict the progress made by the sugar industry in the state and its ancillary industries, said Pawar.