Uncertainty continues over the much-expected revival of the NPKRR Cooperative Sugar Mill at Thalainayar near Vaitheeswaran Koil in Mayiladuthurai district in the absence of any formal announcement by the State government on the defunct unit in the recent Agriculture Budget.
Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare M.R.K. Panneerselvam said in his speech while presenting the Agriculture Budget for 2024-25 that 13 cooperative, two public, and 15 private sugar mills have been functioning in the State. He said the State government would launch a scheme to modernise weighbridges, hydraulic tipplers, cane yards, and machinery to improve the efficiency of sugar mills.
