Pune sugar millers report drought losses as Raju Shetti intensifies campaign to halt cane crushing

Sugar millers in Pune have reported significant financial losses attributed to drought conditions affecting cane production and crushing operations in the region.

Political activist and farmer leader Raju Shetti has stepped up his agitation to halt sugarcane crushing, citing the drought crisis and its impact on farmers and the sugar industry. Shetti's campaign seeks to press the government to suspend crushing operations until drought conditions ease.

The move reflects broader concerns among millers and farming communities in Maharashtra's sugar belt over the combined effects of water scarcity and declining cane yields, which threaten mill profitability and farmer incomes.