Bahawalpur:A meeting of the district sugarcane purchase monitoring committee was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Dr. Farhan Farooq, which reviewed measures taken for payment to farmers.
Representatives from farmers’ organizations, along with the Additional Deputy Commissioner General, Deputy Director of Industries, officials from relevant departments, and sugar mills were present at the meeting. The Deputy Commissioner emphasized the need to ensure timely payments to farmers for their sugarcane crop. He also instructed that a practical and organized traffic management plan be developed for transporting sugarcane to sugar mills.
Furthermore, he stated that, according to the Transport Department’s directives, sugarcane should be loaded onto trailers, and reflective lights should be installed on the back of the trailers to ensure safety from accidents. The meeting was informed that payments for sugarcane should be ensured within 15 days as per government policy, and relevant sugar mills shou
ld be contacted for payment.