Sevanagala comes alive after nine years

M Nelson Piyaratne, Kataragama group cor

The sugar production of Sevanagala sugar factory taken over from the private sector in November 2011 is successful after nine years, acting General Manager K Walter said.

He said 11,000 metric tons of sugar will be produced from the harvest reaped from 2,211 hectares cultivated land for the first round of grinding.

"With the beginning of the grinding season, about 4,000 families have benefited. Many job opportunities have arisen for sugar cane cutters," he said.

It is expected to produce 21,000 metric tons of sugar by 2014 by cultivating 37,000 hectares and giving relief to farmers by modernising the factory, Walter said.