With three months to go for the Pongal festival, known for sweet Pongal,  the sugarcane grinding season has commenced in the district.

Rural Industries Minister Mohan initiated  the sugarcane grinding process here on Friday in Periyasevalai Sengalvarayan Sugar  Mill. The function was presided over by Villupuram Collector Sampath and joint chairman Gnanamurthi.

During the function, the Rural Inustries Minister said, starting on Friday, the sugarcane grinding process would continue till March 15, in Periyasevalai Corporation Sugar Mill. The sugarcane cultivated in the regions of Thiruvannainellur,  Sithalingamadam, Ulundurpet, Arasur, Enadhimangalam and Pillayarkuppam, which has been partitioned as  mill site-I and mill site-II, is ground in Periyasevalai Corporation Sugar Mill .

As many as 4,14,995 metric tonne of sugarcane which has been cultivated on 15,030 hectares is to be ground in the Sengalvarayan Sugar Mill. The minister affirmed that the 9,000 villagers in these regions would be benefited by this process of grinding sugarcane.

Executive director of the Corporation Sugar Anbarasu presided over the function and he was accompanied by other officials.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Tamil Nadu / Express News Service – Villipuram / October 19th, 2013