Sangareddy, Telangana: The management of the Trident Sugar Factory in Zaheerabad has finally paid the money owed to farmers, but still needs to pay its employees’ overdue wages, reported The New Indian Express.
Recently, the employees protested, leading district collector Valluru Kranthi to step in and negotiate with the management. This resulted in plans to address the unpaid wages.
The factory announced it will clear the employees’ salary arrears by May 27 and will also settle the pending PF money, GST, and other government dues by June. Additionally, the management had stated that the factory will reopen soon, which is good news for the farmers. On January 7, the health minister laid the foundation stone for another private sugar factory in Mootur, Raikode Mandal, Sangareddy district.
Assistant Cane Commissioner Rajasekhar said, “The construction of this new factory is progressing rapidly, with crushing expected to begin in October. This factory, also close to Zaheerabad, is seen as a boon for local farmers.”
Officials noted that about 6.5 lakh metric tonnes of sugarcane are cultivated in the Zaheerabad region. The suspension of crushing at Trident over the past two years had forced many farmers to take their produce to Ganapati Sugars near Sangareddy, private sugar mills in Nizamabad, and even to Karnataka, which incurred additional transport costs.
