Covid-19: UP's daily hand sanitiser production capacity hits 200,000 litres

Sugar mills are likely to continue manufacturing hand sanitiser even after the crushing season ends

To cater to the increased demand for hand sanitiser in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, industrial units in Uttar Pradesh, including sugar factories, have ramped up their collective manufacturing capacity to about 200,000 litres a day.

At present, UP has 82 units engaged in commercial production of hand sanitiser — 36 of these are dedicated sanitiser plants, 27 sugar mills, 11 standalone distilleries, and eight independent entities — Sanjay Bhoosreddy, the state’s principal secretary for sugar industry and sugarcane development, told Business Standard.

“Earlier, there were only 5-6 permanent hand sanitiser units in the state. Now, the number has risen to