Module 8: Agro-Based Industries - Sugar Industry

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Sugarcane covers about 6 percent of Bihar's total cultivable area. The state had 28 sugar mills, of which 18 are closed and only 10 are working (all in the private sector).

Two sugar mills under the Bihar State Sugar Corporation were leased to HPCL in 2011: Lauriya and Sugauli.

List of Operational Sugar Mills:

Bagaha, Harinagar, Narkatiaganj, Majhaulia (West Champaran)
Sugauli, Lauriya (West/East Champaran)
Sasamusa, Gopalganj, Sidhwalia (Gopalganj)
Hasanpur (Samastipur)
Riga (Sitamarhi)

By-Products & Ethanol Blending: By-products include bagasse, molasses, and filter muds. Fermentation and distillation of molasses yield ethanol, which is blended with fossil fuels to reduce emissions and fossil fuel consumption.

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Bagaha, Harinagar, Narkatiaganj, Majhaulia (West Champaran)
Sugauli, Lauriya (West/East Champaran)
Sasamusa, Gopalganj, Sidhwalia (Gopalganj)
Hasanpur (Samastipur)
Riga (Sitamarhi)

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Bagaha, Harinagar, Narkatiaganj, — Majhaulia (West Champaran)

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Which two sugar mills under Bihar State Sugar Corporation were handed over to HPCL on lease in 2011?

Lauriya and Sugauli sugar mills were handed over on lease to HPCL in 2011.

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Bagaha, Harinagar, Narkatiaganj, ______

Majhaulia (West Champaran)