By: ICN Bureau
Last updated : March 06, 2018 8:18 pm
R K Cogen & Distilleries Pvt. Ltd. has approached the Environment Ministry for environment clearance for its proposed sugar plant along with cogeneration power plant and distillery at Madikechilur in Karnataka's Shimoga district.
R K Cogen & Distilleries Pvt. Ltd. has approached
the Environment Ministry for environment clearance for its proposed sugar plant
along with cogeneration power plant and distillery at Madikechilur in
Karnataka?s Shimoga district.
In a letter to the ministry, the company said it proposes to achieve a
production capacity of 5000 TCPD for the sugar plant, along with 34 MW of power
and 45 KLPD of distillery.
The total cost of the project is Rs 367.23 crore of which Rs 5 lakh per annum is
earmarked for greenbelt and environmental monitoring works. The project will
give direct employment to about 300 people and indirect employment to about 400
people.
The firm said that there is an urgent need for a sugar plant in the area as
sugarcane cultivators are facing problems in the absence of such a unit in the
vicinity.
The total plot area of the project is 28.82 hectares of which 10 hectares will
be for greenbelt development.
There are no national parks, biosphere reserves, elephant corridors and
historical monuments within 10 km radius of the project area.
The company said that in-principle approval for the project and water supply has
been accorded by the state government.