Dhampur Group’s Bahadarpur Sugar Mill has officially commenced its 2026-27 sugarcane crushing season, marking the beginning of the new procurement and sugar production cycle. The season was inaugurated on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, through traditional Vedic rituals and prayers in the presence of sugarcane farmers, cooperative representatives and senior mill officials.
The inauguration ceremony was conducted by temple priests Pandit Sanatan Tripathi and Pandit Keshav Dutt, who performed the religious rituals and Vedic chants. Malkhit Singh, Chairman of the Afzalgarh Cooperative Sugarcane Development Committee; Ramveer Singh, also known as Mohan Singh, Chairman of the Dhampur Sugarcane Committee; former committee chairman Suresh Kumar; area officer Akanksha Gautam; farmers and senior mill officials attended the event. The crushing season was formally inaugurated as dignitaries and farmers placed sugarcane into the mill’s cane carrier. 
On the occasion, the first three farmers arriving with sugarcane consignments were honoured with tilak, sandalwood and gifts. Ram Kishan Singh, son of Ramswaroop Singh from Bhagijot village, was recognised as the first farmer to arrive with a bullock cart. Rajpal Singh, son of Praveen Singh from Pabandipur village, and Shyam Singh, son of Sansar Singh from Salawatnagar village, were also felicitated for bringing the first trolley consignments. The mill's weighbridges were worshipped as part of the inauguration ceremony.
Umesh Kumar Singh Bisen, Chief General Manager (Cane) of the sugar mill, stated that the cane requirement for the 2026-27 crushing season had been fixed at 119.47 lakh quintals by the Cane Commissioner’s office. He appealed to farmers to supply fresh and clean sugarcane according to the variety and delivery date mentioned on their indent slips. Farmers were advised to remove roots, soil, leaves and tops before supplying cane to ensure smooth mill operations.
Bisen also assured farmers that the mill would continue making timely sugarcane payments, as in previous years. Senior Executive Vice President (Corporate) Salil Swaroop Arya thanked the district cane authorities and development officials of Bijnor, Afzalgarh, Dhampur and Nagina for their cooperation and extended his congratulations to farmers, employees and mill personnel on the successful commencement of the new crushing season.
