Joshi flags sugar recovery manipulation, weight discrepancies

Bengaluru, Oct 15 (UNI) union Minister Pralhad Joshi has urged Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to order a thorough examination of alleged irregularities by sugar mills in assessing sugar recovery and weighing sugarcane, warning that discrepancies in these processes could cause significant financial losses to farmers. In a letter to the Chief Minister on Wednesday, Joshi called for independent verification of sugar recovery figures submitted by mills, regular inspection of weighbridges and measures to address complaints of deductions of around eight per cent on mechanically harvested sugarcane. The demands follow concerns raised by representatives of Karnataka's sugarcane farmers at a…