PONDA, Feb. 16 -- The woes of Sanjeevani Sugar Factory are never ending: First, the factory delayed to commence the crushing season for want of pollution certificate; then, it was further delayed due to machinery breakdown. And now the factory faces shortage of sugarcane, as the Karnataka farmers have stopped sending loads since Thursday.
It appears that for the rest of the season, which ends on February 28, Sanjeevani will have to rely only on sugarcane supplied by Goan farmers.
As the Belgaum-Anmod road has been completely closed for transpiration from February 14 for the ongoing work of widening the National Highway, the sugarcane farmers from Karnatka are forced to stop supplying sugarcane to Sanjeevani factory. The cost of transporti...