By fulfilling the years-old demand of sugarcane farmers of Gajraula (Amroha) mill area, the State Government has decided to set up a Modern Integrated Sugar Complex in place of the old Sugar mill at Gajraula, in the interest of cane farmers. Under Modern Sugar Complex, it was decided that to double the sugarcane crushing capacity of Gajraula Sugar Mill from 2500 T.C.D. By setting up an Integrated Sugar complex at Gajraula, along with production of refined sugar, a distillery for production of one lakh liters of ethanol per day from cane juice/C-heavy/B-heavy and a compressed biogas plant from press mud will also be established. The mill will earn profit by creating an additional source of income and there will be ease in paying the sugarcane price. By making better use of by-products molasses, bagasse, and press mud in the sugar mill.
Giving detailed information in this regard, Additional Chief Secretary Cane and Sugar, Sanjay R. Bhoosreddy informed that about 40,000 sugarcane farmers of the mill area falling within the immediate periphery (20 km) of the mill will be benefitted by the establishment of the Integrated Sugar Complex and the expansion of the crushing capacity of the Gajraula Sugar Mill. This will lead to social and economic progress of about 2.00 lakh members belonging to the family of cane farmers.
He also informed that due to the establishment of Sugar Mill, Distillery and C.B.G. under Integrated Sugar Complex at Gajraula, 1500 direct and 6,000 indirect employment opportunities will be available for the local people, which will lead to economic and social upliftment of the people of the mill area, as well as tea shops, restaurants, general stores and workshop of tractors, trucks will start in the mill area, due to which all round development of the area will be possible.
With the increase in the capacity of the sugar mill, about 80-90 lakh quintals of sugarcane will be crushed in a crushing season, which will ensure timely supply of sugarcane of the farmers of the mill area and improve the standard of living by paying additional cane price. Gajraula Sugar Mill is situated on the Gajraula Sambhal road just 14 km away from the Delhi-Bareilly National Highway No. NH-9. Installation of modern technology boiler under the project will not have any adverse effect on the environment.
By producing compressed bio gas from press mud, the disposal of press mud will also be done easily and along with additional income to the sugar mill, there will be reduction in pollution. Compressed biogas will be produced by using sugar mill’s by-product, press mud and distillery’s spent wash, which will be used as fuel for vehicles. This will save foreign exchange by not buying crude oil. Potash granules will be made from the ash of the distillery’s boiler, which will increase the fertility of the land. Compressed biogas is a green fuel, which will help in environmental protection.
Under the Gajraula Integrated Sugar Complex, the State Government and the Government of India will get revenue of about Rs.3,000 lakh per year from the sale of the products produced by the sugar mill, distillery and compressed bio gas plant.
