Dewan Sugar Limited(DSL),was
originally incorporated as Jupiter Techno Project Limited
in 1983 to provide
industrial and financial consultancy services. Subsequently,
It was acquired as V.S. Dewan and associates in 1994 and
renamed
Dewan Sugar Limited 31st January 1995.In1994,DSL underlook
implementation of a new sugar plant for manufacture 0f 2500
TCD of white Crystalline cost of the project was Rs 59 Crore
and was scheduled to commence commercial production from
April 1996.The project suffered substantial time and and
cost overruns
due to change in scope of project(from 2500 TCD to3125 TCD
in August 1998 ),delay in achieving financial closure and
delay in allocation of command area due to objection raised
by nearby
sugar factory.The project was finally Completed at an estimated
cost of Rs 116.48 crore.The company started commercial production
in November 2000. |