HYDERABAD, Nov 28: Out of 27 sugar mills in Sindh, the managements of two sugar mills started sugarcane crushing on Wednesday, while eight others have notified to start crushing on December 10.

Cane commissioner, Sindh, Mohammed Siddique Memon, informed APP on Thursday Ranipur Sugar Mill and Khairpur Sugar Mill had started crushing, while the managements of eight other sugar mills have assured to begin crushing on December 10, 2002.

He, however, said cases had been filed in the relevant court of law against 25 sugar mills on charge of their failure in start of crushing season.

The cases against these mills have been filed under section 8 r/w 2 (H) Sindh Sugar Factories Control Act 1950, punishable under section 21 (A) of the same act, Siddique added.

These sugar mills are: Al-Abbas Sugar Mill; Fauji Sugar Mill, Tando Muhammed Khan; Larr Sugar Mill; Sindh Abadgar Sugar Mill; Sanghar Sugar Mill; Al-Asif Sugar Mill; Tharparkar Sugar Mill; Fauji Sugar Mill, Khoski; Habib Sugar Mill; Al-Noor Sugar Mill; Ansari Sugar Mill; Army Welfare Sugar Mill; Bawani Sugar Mill; Digri Sugar Mill; Dewan Sugar Mill; Faran Sugar Mill; Khairpur Sugar Mill; Larkana Sugar Mill; Mirza Sugar Mill; Mirpurkhas Sugar Mill; Pangrio Sugar Mill; Sakrand Sugar Mill; Seri Sugar Mill; and Shah Murad Sugar Mill.

Though the managements of eight sugar mills have intimated to start crushing on December 10, but cases were also filed against them.

He said he had convened a meeting on Nov 30, here at his office in respect of the price fixation of sugarcane for the crushing season 2002-03.—APP