KPRS says fix sugarcane price at ₹5,500 per tonne
The Karnataka Prantha Raita Sangha (KPRS) is demanding a sugarcane price of ₹5,500 per tonne and government intervention in sugar factory operations. They also seek water release from the Ujani Dam to address the drinking water crisis in Kalaburagi.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing tensions between agricultural unions and state governments regarding fair pricing and resource management in India's sugar industry.
KPRS says fix sugarcane price at ₹5,500 per tonne left District president of Karnataka Prantha Raita Sangha Sharanabasappa Mamshetty addressing a press conference in Kalaburagi on Thursday. ARUN KULKARNI ARUN KULKARNI https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/cd140p/article71588992.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/10258_15_10_2026_19_45_42_1_KPRS_SHARANABASAPPA_MAMSHETTY_1.JPG ARUN KULKARNI KALABURAGI-KARNATAKA- Sharanabasappa Mamshetty, district president of Karnataka Prantha Raita Sangha, addressing press conference in Kalaburagi city on Thursday. KALABURAGI Members of the Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha (KPRS) have demanded a price of ₹5,500 per tonne of sugarcane and urged the State government not to allow sugar factories to crush sugarcane until the price is fixed.
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