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Gur can be used as a substitute of sugar in our rural areas. Mostly our people like to use Gur in tea and other desserts as substitute of sugar. One may directly use sugarcane juice as a drink but there is a need to wash and clean the sugarcane properly. Gur is boiled in water and after cooling it can be used as a cold drink in summers. It has cooling effects. Even in urban areas people do use Gur instead of sugar for having some change taste. Gur is the traditional sweet obtained from the sugarcane. I did visit to a Gur Ghani (Ghani is a local term used for that traditional setup, where the process of Gur making is done. This process is very simple and can be completed with in few simple steps. In following picture male females along with children, all busy together in the harvesting and peeling of sugarcane in the fields. In the first stage, the sugarcane is crushed under the crusher machine to get the juice or syrup, then collected in a separate container installed with th...

Mardan sugar mill has first started working in 1949. It is situated on the main malakand road to swat. I used to pass by this road daily but always got just the exterior glimpses of the sugar mill and never get a chance to visit inside the factory area. But finally i decided to have an inside visit of the factory to see the sugar making process from the sugarcane.

Mardan Sugar Mill and distillary is one of the oldest sugar mills in Pakistan. It is located on the main Malakand road in Mardan. Though living in Mardan and passing daily on that road, still never get a chance to visit inside the mill area. Finally in December 2009 my family and I decided to visit the mill area and to watch sugar making process. One of our acquaintances named Mr. Tahir Ahmad (Mechanical Engineer in Mardan Sugar Mill) has guided me through out the process of sugar making. SUGARCANE STORAGE: Process of Sugarcane pushing into conveyor belt and then leading it towards different crushing procedures : Cane are pushed to conveyor, which are passed through seven rollers, water is sprayed to get maximum juice and dry bagasse are separated, which is used as a fuel. In boiler steam is generated which is used in powerhouse. Juice are filtered and extra material are separated: Later on, pure juice are chemically treated to get soft an...