Crushing begins at Tiruttani Cooperative Sugarmills

The Tiruttani Cooperative Sugarmills will crush over two lakh tonnes of sugarcane grown by 1,767 farmers on 7,601 acres of land in 2025-27. Minister for Cooperatives V. Gandhiraj flagged off the crushing on Wednesday at a function in Tiruttani, with Minister for AI and IT R. Kumar, Tiruttani MLA Arunkumar, and Tiruvallur District Collector S. Kavitha present.

This year, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay had announced a special incentive of ₹709.50 per tonne. Last year, 1,647 farmers had brought in 2.03 tonnes of sugarcane to be crushed, said a press release. Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal.

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