Brahmavar sugar unit to sell land, clear dues

Bellevision Media Network

• Decision reached at talks between management and workers
• 10 acres of factory land to be auctioned
• DC to be appointed as the Sale Officer

 

Udupi, 30 May 2011: A meeting between the MLA Raghupati Bhat, the board of directors, and workers of Brahmavar Sugar Factory held at Brahmavar in Udupi district has decided to sell 10 acres of factory land through public auction to pay the long-pending dues of workers and farmers.

 

Mr. Bhat confirmed the decision to The Hindu and said the dues of the workers would be cleared in one go. The dues of farmers would also be cleared subsequently.

 

Since the workers did not have confidence in the board, it had been decided to appoint the Deputy Commissioner as the Sale Officer to sell 10 acres of land. Another meeting on the issue would be called at the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Udupi in the next 10 days.

 

Mr. Bhat said that he had been invited to Saturday’s meeting as a special invitee. Brahmavar Sugar Factory Employees Union general secretary S. Kumar said the workers had lost trust in the board of directors and hence had insisted on Deputy Commissioner being made the sales officer.

 

Mr. Kumar said the long-pending dues of the workers stood at nearly Rs. 5 crore while the dues of farmers was to the tune of Rs. 1.98 crore.

 

Deputy Registrar of Cooperatives Nayana, chairman of the board of directors Jayasheela Shetty, general secretary of Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) Sadashiva Shetty, President of district unit of INTUC Murali A. Shetty, president of the Sugar Factory Employees Union Bhaskar Shetty, vice-president Subba Billava, the former taluk panchayat member Sheena Poojary, and 150 workers were present.

- The Hindu