DECCAN CHRONICLE.
Updated Feb 6, 2021, 12:48 pm IST
With the Chennur Sugar Factory remaining shut, farmers in the district have been moving sugarcane to a private industry in Podalakuru
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy assured that steps will be taken to reopen the Chennur sugar industry. DC file photo
Kadapa: Days have turned sour and bitter for sugarcane farmers in the district. With the closure of the co-operative sugar factory in Chennur, the area under sugarcane cultivation across the district has come down significantly.
Sales have dipped alarmingly although farmers here and there are cultivating sugarcane. In order to survive, some farmers are moving to other areas to sell their produce. However, they are facing problems as owners of industries are making haphazard payments. The ordeal is such that around 262 farmers have not received payments for the sugarcane yields of two years back. An industry in Nellore district’s Podalakuru owes Rs 3 crore to farmers