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VASANTDADA SUGAR INSTITUTE
VSI Bulletin : Vol.-13, Issue-2, July 2013
Vol. 12, Issue - 4, December 2012 Vol.-13, Issue-2, July 2013
The ending of the second quarter of the year also
marks the onset of the monsoon in Maharashtra. The
state faced severe water scarcity in the summer gone
by but the rain gods have been benevolent now and
the monsoon has covered most parts of the state very
well. This augurs well for the sugar industry as it would
mean an increase in the area under cane however the
farmers and the industry would do well to remember
the times of scarcity and plan for efficient water
management. Whilst the monsoon is a life giving force
in the subcontinent, it would also be prudent to
remember the devastation caused in Uttarakhand by
its unleashed fury.
The Indian sugar industry is perhaps the most
regulated in the world and the sugar co-operatives in
particular have benefitted from these regulatory
controls. In April 2013, the Government announced the
relaxation of market controls aimed at improving the
profitability of the mills. This move puts the onus on
the industry to build a dynamic and sustainable structure
which can absorb the shocks of fluctuating markets. It
is also a warning to the co-operatives to tighten their
belts and engage in professional management in this
competitive environment. On the world stage, Brazil
which generally controls the market prices due to its
flexible production system seems to be viewing fuel
ethanol as a lesser priority than before. It therefore
seems probable that more and more of the sugarcane
produced in the country may be diverted towards the
manufacture of sugar resulting in lowering of
worldwide sugar prices. The Indian sugar industry
needs to watch this situation closely for the impacts
it may face. There is also a need to rethink India's
biofuels policy particularly in the face of the lowering
value of the Indian Rupee as compared to the US Dollar
and other major currencies of the world so as to reduce
its dependence on petroleum imports.
VSI officials recently participated in the ISSCT
congress in Brazil and also had the opportunity to
visit many sugar mills. Details about the visit are
included in this issue along with other conferences
and trainings organized by VSI in the last quarter.
Significant among these are the customized training
programs for personnel from the Ethiopian Sugar
Corporation and other short term training programs
for sugar industry personnel. These highlight the
capability and contribution of the Institute to Human
Resource Development for this industry.
(Dr. Deepali Nimbalkar)Editor
Advisor : Shivajirao Deshmukh Editor : Dr. Deepali Nimbalkar Layout & Photography : Shriram Patil
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The Principal Scientific Adviser to The Government
of India has constituted an expert group for under-
taking a scoping study of distillery industry under
Green Chemistry initiative with following committee
members.
1. Dr. G N Qazi, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Hamdard,
Chairman
2. Dr. Subhas Chand, IIT, Delhi, Member
3. Sh. Shivajirao Deshmukh, Director General,
Vasantdada Sugar Institute, Pune, Member
4. Dr. A G Rao, BEEC Div., IICT, Hyderabad, Member
5. Dr. B Subba Rao, “Environment Protection
Research Foundation”, International School in
Environment Management Studies, Sangli,
Maharashtra, Member
6. Representative, CPCB, Member
7. Dr. Manju Gerard, Scientist ‘E’, Office of PSA to
GoI Member Secretary
The objectives and terms of reference for the expert
group are
a) To undertake a scoping study for distillery industry
sector covering all the existing problems
regarding environmental concerns;
NEWS
Appointment of Shri. Shivajirao Deshmukh on expert group for distillery
industry under Green Chemistry initiative
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b) To prioritize the concerns in order of preference.
c) To suggest possible R & D interventions to
integrate concerns;
d) To identify the researchers from various
institutes and industry who can take up the R &
D activity;
e) Any other activity as assigned by the core group.
The tenure of the committee is six months. The
members of the committee visited the distillery unit
of Radico Khaitan Ltd. at Rampur for carrying out the
scoping study on May 13, 2013. The second visit to
the distillery units of Sakthi Sugars Ltd. and Bannari
Amman Sugars Ltd., Tamilnadu was organized on May
23 & 24, 2013.
The members had discussions on the various
issues of the distillery industry including the CREP
norms, achieving ZLD etc. The committee members
also interacted with the technical staff of the
distilleries visited. While understanding the
controlled land application of distillery spentwash,
the members had an opportunity to interact with
farmers who have been using spent wash as manure
for the past several years.
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VSI has opened facets of cane development
consultancy not only in cooperative sugar mills of
Maharashtra but invariably in private sugar mills in
the state and sugar mills in other states also.
Dhampur Sugar Mills Ltd. and Uttam Sugar Mills Ltd.
have a group of five sugar mills each and are
implementing various cane development activities
under the guidelines of the Institute’s agriculture
scientists.
Recently, the Director General of Vasantdada
Sugar Institute visited Dhampur Sugar Mills, Rajpura
unit. He visited the modern biofertilizer production
unit established under the supervision of
microbiologist and soil scientist from VSI. He
interacted with the sugar mill officials and farmers
in the operational area of sugar mill. This interaction
was useful in gauging their awareness and outlook
regarding sugarcane cultivation, response and
usefulness of biofertilizer products in sugarcane. He
also addressed the cane managers of all sugar mills
and asked them to undertake strategic cane
development action plan in their respective areas.
The cane managers discussed on-farm constraints
like lack of varietal development programme in
Uttar Pradesh, non availability of certified seed,
dense cultivation
practices. Cane
managers expressed
their experiences
regarding the
biofertilizers use in
sugarcane grown on
course textured
sandy loam to clay
loam soil. The
Director General in
his address appealed
to the sugar mills to
establish separate
cane development
wing. He also said
VSI’s Cane Development Consultancy Services in Uttar Pradesh
that cane staff need to divert 50 percent of their
working time to cane development from cane
procurement. He suggested to rejuvenate the old
good performing sugarcane varieties like CoS767
through tissue culture technique and increase the
seed replacement ratio to improve the cane
productivity.
VSI is also giving cane development consultancy
to Uttam Sugar Mills. Scientists successfully
demonstrated wider space and trench method of
sugarcane plantation, on farm pressmud cake
decomposing and its use in plant and ratoon cane,
multimacro & multimicronutrient foliar applications,
liquid biofertilizer applications and plant protection
measures to control white grub and borers on large
scale. Cane growers from this area adopted these
techniques on thousands of ha area and some of the
cane growers benefitted with the cane yields
maximum up to 160 t/ha.
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PARTCIPATION IN CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPSPARTCIPATION IN CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
IISR-Industry Interface on Sugarbeet organized at Sugarbeet Breeding Outpost of Indian
Institute of Sugarcane Research, Mukteshwar Campus, Nainital
IISR-Industry Interface on ‘Research and
Development Initiatives for Sugarbeet in India’ was
organized at the Sugarbeet Breeding Outpost of
Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research at IVRI,
Mukteshwar Campus, Distt. Nainital on May 28-29,
2013.Over fifty participants representing research
institutions, agricultural universities, sugar and seed
industries of six countries as Vietnam, Bangladesh,
Singapore, Belarus, Belgium and India attended the
interface. Mr. Shivajirao Deshmukh, Director General
and Shri P V Ghodke Scientific Officer, Agronomy
represented VSI at the interface. The inaugural
function was chaired by Dr. J C Bhatt, Director, VPKAS,
Almora who highlighted the contribution of IISR,
Lucknow in sugarcane and sugarbeet research in
India and future role of sugarbeet in Indian
agriculture. He said that loose threads in adaptation
of sugar beet should be identified and efforts be
made to connect the same. Mr. Shivajirao Deshmukh
was chief guest and in his inaugural address he
appreciated the sugarbeet research efforts of IISR.
He said that sugarbeet will be required for future and
has to be made profitable to farmers for which
research should be continues with efforts to widen
the sugarbeet seed production industry in India. He
gave the examples of two success stories of Rana
Sugars and Renuka Sugars for sugarbeet cultivation
in India. Dr. B Pattanaik, Director, PDFMD,
Mukteshwar as guest of honour remarked about
association of sugarcane cultivation and foot mouth
disease in cattle in Maharashtra. Dr. A D Pathak,
Organizing Secretary, highlighted the importance of
sugarbeet in Indian agriculture and IISR efforts. All
issues pertaining to sugarbeet i.e. scientific,
professional and commercial were discussed in two
sessions (Research initiatives and Industry
perspectives). Total 18 scientific presentations were
delivered by scientists and industry personals. Mr. P
V Ghodke presented the sugarbeet research work
carried out by VSI and experience with processing
plant. The concluding session was chaired by Mr.
Shivajirao Deshmukh and co chaired by Dr. S Solomon,
Director IISR, Lucknow. The outcome of deliberations
is as follows:
� Sugarbeet will be required for future. We have to
be ready for those situations and research efforts
on sugarbeet in India should continue.
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� Agro techniques for the sugarbeet cultivation as
well as its adaptation in saline/alkaline areas
should be worked in depth
� Present effort of Sugarbeet Outpost of IISR at
Mukteshwar be continued and industry should
support this activity. At least 10% of seed
requirement be produced in India.
� The awareness programme for profitability of
sugarbeet be made to sugar industries and
farmers. Renuka Sugars and Rana Sugars have
shown the way in this context.
� Promote sugarbeet as fodder crop till sugar
industries come forward
� Unfolding of potentials of sugarbeet for diverse
end uses as jaggery, biofuels, bioplastic,
molecules for pharmaceutical and bio CNG
� IISR and VSI should go together to factories with
diffusion plant and introduce sugarbeet and
encourage them to develop the capability to
process sugarbeet.
� Government should promote factories to
establish diffusion plant in those areas where
sugarcane is less
� Some exemption on import duties for seed and
machineries for sugarbeet processing and
cultivation be considered by government to
promote sugarbeet in India.
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PARTICIPATION IN ISSCT CONGRESS
The Congress of the
International Society of
Sugar Cane Technologists
(ISSCT) is held once in
every three years. Brazil
hosted the XXVIII ISSCT
Congress for the third time
since its inception at Säo
Paulo from June 24- 27,
2013 and had pre and post-
congress tours in its
schedule. The conference
provided an excellent
opportunity for the scientists, technologists, sugar
factories, related industries and farmers to present
their research results, innovations, products,
machinery etc. and exchange of views for the
development of the sugar industry.
More than 850 professionals of different
disciplines from sixty countries participated in the
congress. It is commendable that 100 delegates from
India of which five were from Vasantdada Sugar
Institute participated in the same. In the inaugural
function of the congress on June 24, 2013, ISSCT
General Secretary Mr. Timothy John Murray, the
President of the congress Mr. Rubens Ometto S. Mello,
Honorary President of the congress and Ex. Minister
of Agriculture Mr. Roberto Rodrigueas, State Secretary
of Agricculture and supply, Mrs. Monika Bergamaschi
and Secretary General Mr. Jean Claude Autrey,
President of STAB, Mr. Jose Paulo Stupiello addressed
the gathering. The exhibition of sugar industry related
products was also organized at the congress venue
and about 50 exhibitors from different countries
displayed their products in the exhibition.
The following staff members from the Institute
participated in the congress.
1. Mr. S C Deshmukh, Director General
2. Mr. K R Patil, Head, Sugar Engineering Dept.
3. Mr. R V Dani, Head, Sugar Technology Dept.
4. Mr. S V Patil, Head, Alcohol Technology Dept.
5. Mr. P P Shinde, Scientist, Agricultural Engineering
There were different
plenary sessions and
poster presentations of
work on national &
international research and
technology development.
The Congress had
concurrent scientific
sessions at five locations
covering topics in
Agriculture, Sugar
processing, Industry,
Management and co-products etc. In the congress, VSI
team got an opportunity to learn from the technical
and institutional advances accomplished by other
countries. Discussions were also held about the
progress made throughout the Brazilian sugar industry
after establishment of payment of sugar cane based
on sucrose content. A number of recent innovations
were also highlighted aimed to bring cost saving and
increased productivity.
The entire event was held in three parts: pre-congress, main congress and post-congress.
Pre congress tour – I (Industrial Group)
The pre-congress tour was attended by 267
participants including Agricultural Scientists, Sugar-
ethanol Technologists, researchers and
representatives of the companies from several
countries. During this tour the farmer’s fields,
Research Institutions, Sugar Mills and Biofuel plants
were visited in the regions of Ribeirão Preto and
Piracicaba on June 20 and 21. The delegates were
divided in four groups as Agricultural Group 1 and 2,
Industrial Group and Sub-products / Agro business so
as to see the modern processes and advanced
technologies of sugar industry in Brazil.
The industrial group including Mr. K R Patil and Mr.
R V Dani visited following two factories during pre-
congress.
1. ALTA MOGIANA, 30,000 TCD
This mill started in 1984 with crushing capacity of
2,28,000 Tonnes of cane to produce 18 million liters
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of ethanol. Presently after successive expansions,
the installed capacity corresponds to crushing of 6
million tonnes of sugar cane and production of 10.5
million bags of sugar, cogeneration of 144 million
units and providing energy to over 100 thousand
households. The factory has the following
certification; ISO 9001, FSSC 22000, ISO 14001, OHSAS,
BONSUCRO\ABRINQ
2. Delta Sucroenergia, 22,500 TCD
Delta sucroenergia crushing capacity is 10 million
tons of cane and is spread in the area of approx. 125
thousand hectares. This is the largest sugar and ethanol
producer in the state of Minas Gerais. 248 million litres
of ethanol was produced during last crushing season.
78.30 lakh bags of sugar produced during 2012-13
crushing season and 122 GWH power got exported. At
present about 6000 people are employed in and has
annual revenue more than 1.2 billion US Dollars.
PRE CONGRESS TOUR – II (Agricultural Group)
Mr. P P Shinde from VSI attended Agricultural Group
– 2 tour which visited the
following places
AGRO PASTORIL
PASCHOAL CAMPANELLI
A family company
founded in 1982 has its
head quarter located in the
town Bebedouro, in the
state of Sao Paulo. The
company started sugar
cane planting in 2001,
replacing the orange
cultivation. They showed
the visitors the cane cultivation practices followed at
their farm particularly sugarcane agriculture and
precision farming. In addition to the sugar cane
cultivation the company also breeds and raises
cattle’s. They plant corn, which is the base for the
animal food. The company is a model in the country
in terms of using accurate agricultural techniques and
performs the sugar cane cultivation operations, from
the soil preparation to the harvest of cane.
AGRONOMIC INSTITUTE OF COMPINAS (AIC)
(Sugarcane Research Center)
AIC is an Advanced Center for technological
research of sugarcane located in Ribeirão Preto in the
state of Säo Paulo. It has a schedule oriented
sugarcane research and development program
including genetic improvement, soil science, fertility
and plant nutrition, plant protection, biotechnology,
bioclimatology, crop science, statistics, agricultural
engineering and economics. During the visit, the
activities of laboratory of Biotechnology and the
Chamber of Photoperiod, from the center of MPB (pre-
sprouted seedling) production were shown. The
varieties selected for biomass production (energy
cane) were also shown to the visitors.
CANAVIEIRA TECHNOLOGY CENTER (CTC)
(Sugarcane Technology Center)
CTC is one of the most important sugar cane
technology research centers in the world set up in
Piracicaba, in São Paulo countryside. It was founded
in 1969 with the purpose of development of more
productive varieties and aggregating quality to sugar
and alcohol production. The visitors were shown the
hybridization and regional
selection technology which
produced CTC sugarcane
varieties of 9000 series
especially for the climate
and soils in Brazil. They had
a very good facility of
biotechnology and genetic
transformation of sugar
cane in the creation of high
performance varieties. The
center has also developed
technology for the ethanol
production from cellulosic raw materials.
Pre-Congress Tour – III (Co-products Group)
The co-products group consisting of about 60
delegates visited following three units. Mr. S C
Deshmukh & Mr. S V Patil were the group members
from VSI.
1. Bonfim Sugar Mill
The mill has crushing capacity of 28000 MT of
sugarcane/day and produce about 1.0 million liters of
ethanol/day. The balance quantity of sugarcane is
used to produce raw sugar.
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Secondary juice and B-heavy molasses are
particularly used for ethanol production and venasse
(spent wash) is generated at a rate of 13 liters/liter
of ethanol produced. Vinasse is directly used for land
application at a rate of about 200 M3/hector
depending on the potash requirement of the soil.
Similarly, boiler ash and press mud cake is also used
for land application.
There are 12 sugar mills in the Raizen group and
the total cogeneration capacity of the group is 828 MW.
2. Usina Säo Manoel sugar mill
Usina Säo Manoel
produces mainly white
crystal sugar with
maximum ICUMSA 150 and
hydrous and anhydrous
ethanol, working with
typical production mix of
50 % sugar and 50 %
ethanol, sometimes
alternating this mix in the
55/45 range. The overall
production capacity of
Usina Säo Manoel is as
given below –
Crushing = 21,600 MT/day
Crystal Sugar = 30,000 bags/day
Anhydrous ethanol = 550,000 liters/day
Hydrous ethanol = 550,000 liters/day
Dry yeast = 15 MT/day
Process steam consumption =420 kg/ton of cane
The distillery unit has 4 prefermenters, 9 Alfa-
Laval make yeast separators and 3 sets of Cascade
Continuous Fermentation system. All fermenters
were closed type with CO2 washing/ recovery facility.
Hydrous ethanol distillation section capacity has a
total installed capacity of 1,100,000 liters per day
with three distillation units each comprising of
analyser/degasification column and rectification
column. No impure cut was drawn in the primary
distillation system.
The ethanol dehydration system has a molecular
sieve dehydration plant of 600 M3/day capacity.
Alcohol % in the fermenters was maintained at
around 8-8.5 % (v/v) concentration with all
fermenters operating under anaerobic conditions.
The vinasse was generated at a rate of 12-14 liters
per liter of ethanol produced at a brix of about 1.5 to 2.0°.
3. Amyris plant in Brotas.
Amyris is using its proprietary synthetic biology
platform to design microbes primarily yeast, and use
them as living factories in established fermentation
processes to convert plant soured sugars into
renewable hydrocarbons.
The Amyris Biofene fermentation process is
utilizing genetically engineered yeast strain to
produce about 2 million liters of fernesene by
fermentation from
sugarcane syrup. They have
established a state-of-art
fermentation facility which
operates under totally
aseptic conditions utilizing
pure yeast strain. The total
plant is PLC controlled with
automatic CIP, sterilization,
fermentation, distillation,
evaporation control
systems.
The fermenters are
operated in the fed-batch fermentation mode. The
fernesene (liquid) is separated after fermentation into
three fractions, i.e. dry yeast, vinasse and fernesene.
The fernesene is further purified by flash distillation
to 97 % concentration.
Vinasse after evaporation is generated at a rate
of 3.0 liters/liters of fernesene produced and used
for land application.
Fernesene (C15
) can be further hydrogenated to
produce high grade sulfur free diesel and is blended
with bio-diesel and petro-diesel.
Using Biofene as first commercial building block
molecule, Amyris is developing a wide range of
special chemicals and fuel products such as diesel
and jet fuels, Base oils, Industrial and auto lubricants,
polymers and plastic additives, flavours and
fragrances, sequalene, Isoprene etc.
VISIT TO SHREE RENUKA SUGAR MILL
The sugar and ethanol manufacturing unit of
Renuka Global ventures at Lins in Säo Paulo state
was visited by the VSI team on June 22, 2013. The
agricultural farm operations of mechanized
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sugarcane planting and harvesting was witnessed
in the field. Sugar mill operations from cane feeding
to the production of end products of sugar and
ethanol was also witnessed by the team.
The crushing capacity of the plant is 28000 TCD.
There are two milling tandems having capacity 15000
TCD and 13,000 TCD each. The factory is producing
ethanol from 70% of its cane crushed and plantation
white sugar from remaining 30%. The surplus power
exported to national grid is 26.7 MW
MAIN CONGRESS
In the main congress session there was an
opportunity to exchange ideas and knowledge on
technological developments. Various innovations in
the sugar industry were also presented.
During the main congress held from 24th June to
27th June 2013 total 189 papers were presented in
the plenary session covering 11 subjects. The brief
details of number of papers presented are as below;
· Agricultural Engineering - AE - 04
· Factory processing - FP - 19
· Agronomy - AG - 40
· Breeding - BB - 18
· Entomology - BE - 15
· Molecular biology - BM - 13
· Pathology - BP - 16
· Co-products - CO - 27
· Factory Engineering - FE - 15
· Management - MA - 10
· Plenary - PL - 12
Total - 189
From VSI, Mr. S V Patil made presentation in the
Co-products session and Mr. P P Shinde made
presentation in the Agricultural Engineering session.
Both the presentations made by VSI were appreciated
by the audience. Apart from the presentations, there
were also 151 poster presentations.
POST CONGRESS TOUR
The post congress tour was organized on June 28-
29, 2013 .For this tour the delegates were divided in
four groups i.e. Industrial Group 1 and 2, Agricultural
plantation group and Agricultural harvesting group.
Group – I :
Mr. P P Shinde attended Agricultural plantation
group which visited the following three implement
manufacturing units,
1. SERMAG industry
2. CIVEMASA industry
3. BALDAN industry
The above industries have the facilities for
manufacturing of various implements required for
sugarcane cultivation. The implements like sugarcane
planter, disc harrows, ploughs, land leveling
equipments, fertilizer application equipments and
spraying equipments are manufactured by these
industries and have network of marketing the same
in Brazil and nearby countries.
Group – II:
Mr. S C Deshmukh, Mr. K R Patil, Mr. R V Dani & Mr.
S V Patil visited the following industries during post-
congress tour.
1) Dedini Industry
The industry manufactures the complete range of
sugar and ethanol plant & machinery
• Cane transportation and unloading equipments.
• Milling plants of sizes ranging from 34" x 66" to
56" x 110" size mills.
• Diffusers – 7000 TCD to 18000 TCD.
• Cane preparation including fibrizer, shredder,
leveller, cutter & choppers.
• Boiling house equipments like falling film
evaporator, continuous pans, juice heaters,
crystallizers, centrifugal machines, hoppers, silos,
sugar packing & handling equipments.
• Distillery equipments & its machinery.
• Boilers having pressure range of 21 Ata g to 65 At
g. of stoker grate fired & bubbling fluidized bed
design.
2) Simisa Industry
It is ancillary industry manufacturing machinery for
sugar industry. It designs and supply assemblies for
mills, boilers, boiling house and distillery.
The manufacturing machinery set-up at Simasa has
machineries for manufacturing dished ends forming
and fermentation columns.
3) General Chains Industry :
The industrial unit has complete set-up for
manufacturing the industrial chains for cane carriers,
bagasse carriers & sprocket assembly required for
material handling.
The next congress of the ISSCT will be held in
Thailand in the year 2016.
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One day State Level Workshop on SSI / Drip
irrigation based sugarcane cultivation for selected
sugar factories in Maharashtra was organized by
NABARD, Pune at Vasantdada Sugar Institute on June
5, 2013. Mr. P K Behera, DGM NABARD, in his
welcome address stressed the role of NABARD in
promoting the improved cane cultivation
Producers Organization by Mr. Sharma from NABARD.
Mr. A S Deshmukh and Mr. P P Shinde Scientists from
Agricultural Engineering Section of VSI Pune also
participated in the programme and shared their
experience in drip irrigation with the delegates. About
45 representatives from 19 sugar factories including
Shri. Ganpatrao Tidke, Chairman, Bhaurao Chavan
technologies like drip irrigation in sugarcane through
sugar factories of the state. Dr. S Saravanavel, Chief
General Manager, NABARD Pune gave the key note
address highlighting the role of NABARD in providing
the loan @ 10% to sugar factories directly for the
pilot project on drip irrigation in sugarcane in the
context of increasing water and nutrient use
efficiency for sustainable sugarcane productivity. Mr.
D S Potdar from CSRS Padegaon, highlighted the
technical issues for successful adoption of drip
irrigation in sugarcane at factory level. Mr. Sinha, from
NABARD gave the detailed information about
Umbrella Programme on Natural Resource
Management (UPNRM) and requested the sugar
factories to submit their proposals for drip irrigation
in which the factories can get 10% grant for their
capacity building like HRD, transfer of technology
with the help of VSI. Another presentation was on
SSK, Nanded, Managing Directors of Madhukar SSK,
Jalgaon & Purna SSK, General Manager of Sant
Tukaram SSK, Pune, Chief Agriculture Officers & Cane
Development Officers participated in this workshop.
The delegates had fruitful interaction with NABARD
Officials regarding the financial matters and VSI
Scientists about technological details of surface and
subsurface drip, irrigation & fertigation scheduling for
sugarcane. Mr. K R Salve, AGM, NABARD proposed
vote of thanks.
State Level Workshop on SSI (Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative) / Drip irrigation based
Sugarcane cultivation for selected sugar factories in Maharashtra
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Fourier Transform-Near Infra Red (FT-NIR)
Spectometer was installed in Alcohol Technology
Department during the
first week of June 2013.
Salient features and
utility of FT-NIR
instrument:
1. No sample
preparation is
required. Therefore,
expenditure on
chemicals required
for sample
preparation will be
saved.
2. Instrument can analyze solid, liquid, viscous and
powder samples.
INSTALLATION OF FT-NIR SPECTOMETER IN ALCOHOL TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
3. The analysis results are obtained in a minute.
Therefore, large number of samples can be tested
in shortest time.
4.Faster generation of
data required for
rendering services to
industry and Research &
Development will
become possible.
5. Instrument is equipped
with data acquisition,
storage, retrieval and
display facilities.
6. This is a secondary
analytical technique
that requires standard input data from primary/
conventional analysis.
7. This instrument can be used for routine analysis
of samples of sugarcane, juice, sugar, molasses,
fermentation broth, spirits, liquors, wines, beer etc.
CONDOLENCE
Mr. Vijay Patil who was working as a Clerk in the Accounts Section of VSI passed away on June
3, 2013 after a brief illness. VSI bulletin offers its heartfelt condolences and deepest sympathy to the
bereaved family. May his soul rest in peace.
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TRAININGS
CUSTOMIZED TRAINING FOR ETHIOPIAN SUGAR CORPORATION
TRAININGS
Customized training courses for 57 technical and
agricultural staff of Ethiopian Sugar Corporation were
organized March 8, 2013 to June 12, 2013. This is
the second time that the Ethiopian Sugar Corporation
has sent their employees for customized training to
VSI. The details of the training are as follows
Sr. Programme No . ofNo. Trainees
1. Sugar Technology 17
2. Sugar Engineering 16
3. Electrical Engineering 08
4. Sugarcane Agronomy 16
Total Trainees 57
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VSI conducts many short term training
programmes for personnel working the sugar industry
to enhance their working knowledge, vision to adopt
new technology and also guide the industries to
reform their normal functioning. This is a significant
achievement of VSI.
SHORT TERM TRAINING PROGRAMMES – JUNE 2013
Sr.No. Course Title Number of Trainees
1. Juice Clarification & Evaporation 64
2. Pan Boiling & Centrifugals 100
3. Boiler Attendant 35
4. Mill Foreman 31
5. Fermentation & Distillation techniques in distillery 43
6. Techniques in Analytical Instrumentation 26
7. Repairs & Maintenance of Sugar Factory Instruments. 58
8. Pollution Control and Environment Management in Sugar Factory 17
Total Trainees 374
The genuine effectiveness and practical utility of
these courses have been widely accepted and adopted
by the industries. Many industries treat this training
course as an essential criterion for granting
promotion to higher grade to trained employees. This
year the trainings were conducted during June 17-
28, 2013 and the details are given below
GLIMPSES OF MAHARASHTRA DAY CELEBRATION AT VSI
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The importance of an Environment Officer in the
industry is now well understood. Many students who
complete their MSc in Environmental Sciences look
for a career in the industry however they are often
lacking in certain aspects. To address this problem
and to help the newly passed MSc students in this
aspect, the Department of Environmental Sciences,
VSI organized a 5 day residential training program on
“Industrial Pollution Control and Environmental
Management” from June 24-28, 2013.
The course covered the following broad areas 1.
Important criteria for selection and designing of ETP
2. Characterization and sampling 3. Methods of
treatment including aerobic, anaerobic and residuals
handling 4. Civil, electrical and mechanical
components of ETP 5. ETP Operation and maintenance
TRAINING ON INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION CONTROL ANDENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
6. Air pollution control devices, air monitoring
equipment and their operation 7. Solid and hazardous
waste management 8. Industrial safety 9. Procedures
of CPCB/SPCB’s- consent, ESR, HWR, cess returns 10.
Environmental clearance- procedures and
documentation 11. Green belt development.
Along with fresh post graduates, some
consultancy organizations also sent their personnel
for this training. The training and its contents were
appreciated by the participants.
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A team of six scientists including three from
Bangladesh sugar corporation, two from Indian
Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow (State:
Uttarpradesh) and one from Sugarcane Research
Centre, Pravara,Dist: Ahmednagar visited VSI on June
1, 2013.
Dr. R S Hapase, Principal Scientist & Head, Plant
Breeding explained the activities carried out by VSIin
crop improvement division for the development of
sugarcane varieties for different agro-climatic zones
of Maharashtra State,
for which VSI
established Sugarcane
Breeding Centre at
Amboli in 2005. The
basic germplasm was
obtained from
Sugarcane Breeding
Institute, Coimbatore
by formulating MOU
between VSI and SBI.
The present released
sugarcane varieties
which include CoC 671
followed by CoVSI
9805, VSI 434 and pre-release of CoVSI 03102 are
spreading at a fast rate were developed by VSI. Plant
breeding section also contributed for the release of
Co 86032, Co 8014, Co94012, Co 92005 and CoM 065.
The visitors were happy to see the progress made by
VSI in research and expected the same for Bangladesh
after MOU with VSI to achieve similar results for
sugarcane yield and sugar recovery. Mr. Nikam,
Scientific Officer from Tissue Culture section gave
information regarding sugarcane tissue culture
micropropogation technique and its benefits to the
sugar Industry and sugarcane growers of Maharashtra
and neighbouring states. He also gave information
regarding varietal improvement through somaclonal
variation technique and banana micropropagation.
VISIT OF SCIENTISTS FROM BANGLADESH SUGAR CORPORATION
VISITORS TO VSIVISITORS TO VSI
Dr. Harinath Babu Sr.Scientist and Head, Molecular
Biology Genetic Engineering Section explained the
research programmes of the sections. Sectional
activities like sugarcane improvement through
transgenic approach and its importance in the
sugarcane improvement programme, identification
and isolation of genes and promoter from sugarcane
wild relative species and importance in the IPR issues
and DNA marker technology and helps in marker Aided
Selection were explained to them. In crop production
division, Mr. D B Phonde, Sr. Scientist and Head, Soil
Science section explained
research activities,
particularly research done
in the field of sulphur and
silicon; formulation of
liquid fertilizer and
extension activities. He
explained about
fertigation, fertilizer
briquette application and
foliar application of multi
micronutrient fertilizers
and soil management for
sustainable soil fertility
and productivity for improving fertilizer use efficiency.
During the visit to Library, Mr. N S Pathan, Librarian
showed the collection and briefed the services given
by Library to the users especially regarding sugarcane
cultivation and related subjects. The visitors were
impressed by the collection related to sugarcane and
allied industries. The queries raised by the visitors
were answered.
After completion of visits to various Department /
Sections, the team had a meeting with the Director
General regarding Bangladesh sugar industry . Mr. B
J Takalkar, Scientific Officer and Head, Agril.
Economics Section and Mr. P V Ghodke, Scientific
Officer, Agronomy Section accompanied the visitors
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VISITORS TO VSI
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Team from Kenya Sugar Industries interacting with
Mr. D R Takate from Alcohol Technology
Team from National Federation of Co-operative Sugar
Factories and U P Federation in tissue culture laboratory
Team from National Federation of Co-operative Sugar
Factories and U P Federation during the visit to VSI
Team from Jyothi College of Engineering,
Kanjirappally, Kerala
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* Figures in brackets indicate number of visits
Name of Institution Visitors Total
April 2013
Miraj Taluka Agriculture Office, Dist: Kolhapur Officers and Farmers 52
Department of Chemistry, Annasaheb Magar College, Hadapsar, Pune Lecturers and Students 37
Modern College, Pune Students 9
Navapur Taluka Agriculture Office,Dist: Nandurbar Officers and Farmers 12
Shahada Taluka Agriculture OfficeDist: Nandurbar Officers and Farmers 10
PanhalaTaluka Agriculture OfficeDist: Kolhapur Officers and Farmers 50
Kej Taluka Agriculture Office,Dist: Beed Officers and Farmers 23
Farmers from Maharashtra Farmers 69 (17)
Farmers from other states Farmers 8 (1)
May 2013
Indian Sugar Mfg. Co. Ltd.,Unit – Havinal, Tal. Indi, Dist. Bijapur, Karnataka Officers and Farmers 60
Regional Institute of Vocational Guidance & Selection, Sadashiv Peth,Pune Trainee teachers 50
Shri.Sant Sant Kurmadas SSK Ltd.,Tal. Madha, Dist. Solapur AgricultureStaff 10
Rise and Shine Labrotory, Pune Faculty and Trainee 21
Farmers from Maharashtra Farmers 52 (12)
June 2013
Devala Taluka Agriculture Office,Dist: Nasik Officers and Farmers 82
Ashok SSK Ltd., Ashoknagar,Tal. Shrirampur, Dist. Ahmednagar Field Staff 78
Mukteshwar Sugar Mills Ltd,Post Shendurwada,Tal. Gangapur, Farmers 9
Dist. Aurangabad
College of Agriculture Business Management, Narayangaon,Dist. Pune Faculties and Students 72
Farmers from Maharashtra Farmers 62 (12)
Farmers from other states Farmers 7 (2)
Total : 773 (59)
INSTITUTIONAL VISITORS
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LIBRARY UPDATE (APRIL. 2013 - JUNE 2013)LIBRARY UPDATE (APRIL 2013 - JUNE 2013)
1) Sugarcane pricing: Policy, procedure and
operations
- Jugale, V B
2) Environmental impact assessment : Practical
solutions to recurrent problems
- Lawrence, David P
3) Environmental impact statements : A com-
prehensive guide to project and strategic
planning
- Eccleston, Charles H
4) Groundwater geochemistry : Fundamentals
and applications to contamination
- Deutsch, William J
5) Spirulina platensis (Arthrospira): Physiology,
cell-biology and biotechnology
- Vonshak, Avigad
6) Industrial waste water treatment
- Patwardhan, A D
7) Joint seminar on water management in
sugarcane cultivation with respect to drip
irrigation and nutrient application held on
16th March 2013
- SISSTA & SHSSKN Sankeshwar, Karnataka
8) Sugarcane diseases & their management
- Viswanathan
9) AutoCAD 2010 & AutoCAD LT 2010
- Finkelstein Ellen
10) Industrial solid wastes
- Patwardhan, A D
11) Concept of ecology
- Kormondy, E J
12) Solid waste engineering
- Vesilind, P A; Worrell, William, Reinhart, D
13) Ecological communities : Plant mediation in
indirect interaction webs
- Ohgushi, Takayuki; Craig,Timothy P; Price,
Peter W
14) Environmental management and industrial
development: Selected contributions of Dr. A K
A Rathi
- Rathi, A K A
15) Environmental law and policy in India: Cases,
materials and status
- Divan, Shyam; Rosencranz, A
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