Haveri: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai laid the foundation stone for a large ethanol production unit at Shiggaon in Haveri District.
“Setting up an ethanol unit in a sugar factory would help economic empowerment of the sugarcane industry,” CM Bommai said after laying the foundation stone for the unit.
“With an overall perspective on the protection of the environment, economic activity, and farmer welfare, the Union Government has formulated an Ethanol Policy. Karnataka is already on its way to getting the maximum benefit from it,” he remarked.
He also said that ethanol units have been installed in several sugar factories. Provision has been made for the production of Ethanol from Maize and Paddy too.
The Chief Minister wished that the factory’s new unit will provide jobs for local youth and provide prosperity to the community, farmers, and youth.
