MARKET DEVELOPMENT
Palm Oil Mill in Mizoram’s Bukvannei to Be Operational Soon
Palm Oil Mill in Mizoram’s Bukvannei to Be Operational Soon
07/02/2014 (Mizo News) - Officials of Godrej Agrovet Company, being engaged for the Oil Palm Mill construction, informed Mizoram Parliamentary secretary K. Lalrinthanga, who visited the work site today, that they have been working vigorously on a daily-basis, adding, the construction will be completed within short time from now.
Lalrinthanga, Parliamentary Secretary i/c Horticulture had a look at the different machines being installed at the factory and also learnt their system of operation. Asst. Director Er. YSSV Suresh and co-workers besides explaining their system of working to the visiting Parliamentary Secretary also apprised the latter that monsoon rains largely paralysed the construction work and that the same also affected import of machines and their installations to a large extent. Rinthanga on his part asked the company officials to accelerate the construction work.
In reply the his question on whether the factory could be opened in March, as it is scheduled, Suresh said he is not 100 per cent certain about that.
Rinthanga has advised Kolasib DAO to keep vigil on the working of the company as required. He also asked the DAO to give report to C. Lalzarliana, Director, Agriculture, regarding the progress of the work. Parl Secy K. Lalrinthanga was accompanied by C. Lalzarliana, Agriculture Director besides his wife Thangchhungi.
Two generators of 200 KVA are being installed for the mill, in addition to 500 KV transformer already installed.
As per estimate, the Mill is to extract Oil Palm fruits 8 hours a day. However, at the present condition, considering the quantity of Oil Palm produces, 4 hours a day will do, Gogrej Company leaders said. Nevertheless, further increase in produce fro extraction is expected as there are more than not Oil Palm cultivators being seen reaping their produces, they added.
As regards the process of collection of oil palm fruits from the Oil Palm fruits from the cultivators, the Company sets up 26 collection centres in Kolasib District and 33 collection centres in Mamit District, from where the Company will take to the Mill. The Crude Oil extracted from Oil Palm will be taken in Tanky to refinery outside Mizoram.
The expectation of the Oil Palm Mill soon to come to operational has also been by Kolasib DC Jitender Yadav, IAS, during his speech on the occasion of Republic Day celebration in Kolasib last month. “Setting up of Oil Palm factory at Bukvannei which shall benefit the oil palm cultivators is on the verge of completion. It is expected to be inaugurated for operation by March 2014″, the DC said. The oil palm factory is located between Bairabi and Kolasib town along NH 154. Three companies- Godrej Agrovet Ltd, Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd and 3F Oil Palm Agrotech Pvt. Ltd. are being engaged in setting up the factory.
Mention may also be made that plan is on to set up another oil palm factories in Serchhip and Lunglei Districts. As stated in the Mizoram Oil Palm Advisory meeting last year, oil palm is cultivated in 17,566 hectare area in Mizoram. Agriculture (CH) director, Dr C Lalzarliana has also said that Oil palm is purchased by companies @ Rs. 4.75/kg and that since 2008 Mizoram has produced 2,318 metric ton of oil palm, and oil palm cultivators have marketed their produces worth Rs. 110 lakhs so far.
Lalrinthanga, Parliamentary Secretary i/c Horticulture had a look at the different machines being installed at the factory and also learnt their system of operation. Asst. Director Er. YSSV Suresh and co-workers besides explaining their system of working to the visiting Parliamentary Secretary also apprised the latter that monsoon rains largely paralysed the construction work and that the same also affected import of machines and their installations to a large extent. Rinthanga on his part asked the company officials to accelerate the construction work.
In reply the his question on whether the factory could be opened in March, as it is scheduled, Suresh said he is not 100 per cent certain about that.
Rinthanga has advised Kolasib DAO to keep vigil on the working of the company as required. He also asked the DAO to give report to C. Lalzarliana, Director, Agriculture, regarding the progress of the work. Parl Secy K. Lalrinthanga was accompanied by C. Lalzarliana, Agriculture Director besides his wife Thangchhungi.
Two generators of 200 KVA are being installed for the mill, in addition to 500 KV transformer already installed.
As per estimate, the Mill is to extract Oil Palm fruits 8 hours a day. However, at the present condition, considering the quantity of Oil Palm produces, 4 hours a day will do, Gogrej Company leaders said. Nevertheless, further increase in produce fro extraction is expected as there are more than not Oil Palm cultivators being seen reaping their produces, they added.
As regards the process of collection of oil palm fruits from the Oil Palm fruits from the cultivators, the Company sets up 26 collection centres in Kolasib District and 33 collection centres in Mamit District, from where the Company will take to the Mill. The Crude Oil extracted from Oil Palm will be taken in Tanky to refinery outside Mizoram.
The expectation of the Oil Palm Mill soon to come to operational has also been by Kolasib DC Jitender Yadav, IAS, during his speech on the occasion of Republic Day celebration in Kolasib last month. “Setting up of Oil Palm factory at Bukvannei which shall benefit the oil palm cultivators is on the verge of completion. It is expected to be inaugurated for operation by March 2014″, the DC said. The oil palm factory is located between Bairabi and Kolasib town along NH 154. Three companies- Godrej Agrovet Ltd, Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd and 3F Oil Palm Agrotech Pvt. Ltd. are being engaged in setting up the factory.
Mention may also be made that plan is on to set up another oil palm factories in Serchhip and Lunglei Districts. As stated in the Mizoram Oil Palm Advisory meeting last year, oil palm is cultivated in 17,566 hectare area in Mizoram. Agriculture (CH) director, Dr C Lalzarliana has also said that Oil palm is purchased by companies @ Rs. 4.75/kg and that since 2008 Mizoram has produced 2,318 metric ton of oil palm, and oil palm cultivators have marketed their produces worth Rs. 110 lakhs so far.