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India's first sugar mill based on sugar beet (instead of sugarcane) was set up at:
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Answer: Option C — Sri Ganganagar
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India's first sugar factory using sugar beet as its raw material was set up at Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan, as part of the state-owned Ganganagar Sugar Mills.
About sugar beet:
- Sugar beet is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose (sugar).
- It is grown mainly in temperate (cool) regions, such as Europe, Russia and the USA.
- A large share of the world's sugar is made from sugar beet; the rest comes from sugarcane, which is a tropical crop.
- In India, sugar is made almost entirely from sugarcane; sugar beet is grown only on a small scale, mainly in the winter season in the north-west.
- Why Sri Ganganagar?
- Sri Ganganagar district in northern Rajasthan receives irrigation water from the Gang Canal (built in the 1920s by Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner) and the Indira Gandhi Canal.
- This made it possible to grow crops such as wheat, cotton, mustard and sugar beet in the region.
- The district is often called the "food basket of Rajasthan".
About Ganganagar Sugar Mills:
- It is a public sector undertaking of the Government of Rajasthan.
- It is also known for producing liquor and other products.
About the sugar industry in India:
- India is one of the world's largest producers of sugar, along with Brazil.
- Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra are the largest sugar-producing states.
- The sugar industry is located close to sugarcane fields, because sugarcane is heavy, bulky and loses its sugar content quickly after cutting.
- Sugarcane by-products such as molasses and bagasse are used to make ethanol, paper and power.
Why not the other options?
- ✗Saharanpur and Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh) and Kolhapur (Maharashtra) are important centres of the sugarcane-based sugar industry.
Quick tip
Remember: first sugar beet-based sugar mill = Sri Ganganagar (Rajasthan); India's sugar = mostly from sugarcane; UP and Maharashtra = top sugar states.
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