Roorkee: Laxar sugar mill has cleared cane dues worth Rs 42 crore to the cane farmers against the cane purchased till February 15, reports Live Hindustan.
Ajay Kumar Khandelwal, chief manager of the sugar mill said that the amount has been transferred to the concerned sugarcane committees that would forward it to the respective cane farmers. The amount is for the cane supplied from February 16 to February 28, he said.
Surajbhan Sinh, acting secretary of the Laxar committee said that the committee has received a cheque from the sugar mill and once the amount is transferred into the committee’s bank account it would be transferred to the bank accounts of the respective farmers.
