BSS, Rangpur :The Panchagarh Sugar Mills Ltd (PSML) in the sub-Himalayan district of Panchagarh on Friday launched crushing sugarcane for the 2014-2015 season to produce 5,950 tonnes sugar from 85,000 tonnes of sugarcane.Member of the Parliament from Panchagrh-1 constituency NazmulHaque Pradhan launched crushing of sugarcane at a ceremony arranged at PSML premises as the chief guest with Managing Director of PSML SM Abdur Rashid in the chair.Member of the Parliament from reserved constituency Mrs. Selina Jahan and Panchagarh Zila Parishad Administrator Advocate Abu Bakar Siddique attended the ceremony as special guests.Panchagarh District Muktijoddha Commander Mirja Abul Kalam, its former Commander SM Liyakat Ali, President of PSML unit Employees’ Association Jamal Hossain, its General Secretary Ahammad Ali and sugarcane grower Some Ali Ahammad spoke.According to official sources, the PSML will produce 5,950 tonnes of sugar at seven per cent recovery rate by crushing 85,000 tonnes of sugarcane produced in the mill zone area this season.BSS from Thakurgaon adds:Thakurgaon sugar mills started production yesterday for 2014-2015 sugarcane crushing season.President of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Water Resources Ramesh Chandra Sen, MP, inaugurated the sugarcane crushing. On the occasion, a brief meeting was held at the sugar mills premises. The meeting presided over by Managing Director of the mills SM Abdul Aziz.Ramesh Chandra Sen, MP, Yasin Ali, MP, Selina Jahan Lita, MP, Deputy Commissioner Mukesh Chandra Biswas, Administrator of Zila Parishad Sadeque Qureshi and others addressed the meeting.After the meeting a milad and doa mahfil was also held.A source of the mills said 5,800 metric tons of sugar expected to be produced by crushing 80,000 metric tons of sugarcane in the current season.The target of sugar recovery is 7.25 per cent.
