Farmers demand revival of sugar factories in Vizianagaram

Farmers demand revival of sugar factories in Vizianagaram

Closure of two sugar factories in Vizianagaram district leaves farmers in distress, urging government for revival and modernization.

Revive closed sugar factories in Vizianagaram, demand farmers - ChiniMandi

Vizianagaram: The shutdown of two major sugar factories in Vizianagaram district—Sri Vijayarama Gajapathi Cooperative Sugar Factory at Bhimasingi and NCS Sugars Limited at Sithanagaram—has deeply affected the lives of farmers and workers in the region, reports The Hindu. The Sri Vijayarama Gajapathi Sugar Factory, set up in 1960 in Bhimasingi, stopped operations in 2020 after facing repeated machinery failures. A government-appointed technical c…