The capacity of the Gurdaspur sugar factory will be increased to 5000 TCD compared to 2000: Charanjit Singh Channi

GURDASPUR: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Saturday laid the foundation stone to upgrade existing capacity from 2,000 TCD to 5,000 TCD in Sugar MillL cooperative, Gurdaspur, at a cost of Rs 413.80 crore.

After laying the foundation stone, the chief minister addressing an assembly said that with increased capacity, the mill would crush 50,000 to 60,000 tonnes of sugarcane daily in addition to providing 20 MW of electricity to the public network. He said the project would be completed at a cost of Rs 413.80 crore, including Rs. 369 crore to be incurred for the installation of plant, machinery and civil works. In addition to this, an ethanol plant with a capacity of 120 KLPD is also being established as tenders have already been launched, the CM said adding that with a capacity of 5,000 TCDs, a 28 MW cogeneration project would also be set up in the plant. He said the mill would not only produce electricity, but also produce sulfur less sugar.

Channi also praised the efforts of local MP Barindermeet Singh Pahra to carry on the legacy of development, thus paving the way for the overall development of the region.

In his speech, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, who also owns the portfolio of the Cooperative, informed the CM that the Gurdaspur sugar refinery supplies sugar cane to six factories. Criticizing the SAD-BJP government for deliberately ignoring the interests of cane growers and sugar mills, Randhawa said then-CM Parkash Singh Badal was solely responsible for the devastation of the Punjab and the cooperative system. besides causing serious damage to the Sikh religion for their political interests. He also announced that the biggest Rs in Punjab. A 600 crore project is being set up and approved for Rs. The 215 crore ethanol plant in Gurdaspur had also been received. The Deputy CM also mentioned that the 87 Land Mortgage Banks were in financial loss in the SAD-BJP government during their 10 year regime which had now been strengthened by the current government of Punjab. He also pointed out that the sugar cane producers will soon get the payments within 24 hours. The Deputy CM also thanked the Punjab CM for paying attention to upgrading the factories to current needs, as after 1988 the capacity of 2000 TCD was never increased. The plant was established in 1980 with an initial capacity of 1250 TCD.

Addressing the assembly, Revenue Minister Aruna Chaudhary said it was a historic day for the region as the capacity of this sugar mill has been improving since they had set up a pillar for this purpose during the previous SAD-BJP government. She said that with this revolutionary step in the expansion of the sugar refinery taken by the Channi government would prove to be an important step in the time to come in the region. She also mentioned that the day was not far away when sugar cane producers would start receiving payments for their crop within 24 hours of supplying it to the mill.

Among those present on the occasion were MPs Barindermeet Singh Pahra and Joginder Singh Bhoa, President Sugarfed Amrik Singh Aliwal, Gurmeet Singh Pahra, Christian Welfare Board Dr. Salamat Masih, Ashok Chaudhary, President Nagar Council Advocate Baljit Singh Pahra etc. .

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Will meet Jatherdar Sri Akal Takht Sahib soon about Gurbani live broadcast on other channels as well: CM Channi

In a bid to end a channel’s monopoly, Punjab’s chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi said on Saturday that he would soon meet with Jathedar Sri Akal Takht Sahib with a proposal to allow other channels to also broadcast in direct the kirtan gurbani of Sri Darbar Sahib tied with PTC Network which has already been exclusively licensed for the same.

This initiative, said CM Channi, would ensure a level playing field for all channels in addition to offering millions of devotees the opportunity to watch Sri Harimandar Sahib’s Gurbani Kirtan not only in the state but also across the country. and the world. He said that our great gurus had already spread the eternal message of equality of mankind so why only one channel is allowed for kirtan Gurbani live broadcast.