Bundi : The team of the Food and Safety Department raided the jaggery making places in Alod area of Bundi in Rajasthan on Tuesday. Under the leadership of the Chief Medical and Health Officer, the team took samples of jaggery from several places in the presence of Dablana police. The health department officials were continuously receiving complaints about the quality of the jaggery being made in the area. On which the team of the Food and Safety Department along with the police raided a few places on Tuesday. On the other hand, after getting information about the action, many people engaged in jaggery making left their work and ran away. The team raided different places and took samples. Now the quality of the jaggery will be ascertained by examining them.
Jaggery making work is going on in many places
CMHO Dr OP Samar said that a complaint was received that people are making jaggery at many places in Dablana area. Here jaggery is made in a different way than the traditional way. These jaggery makers allegedly make jaggery by mixing the reject (waste) material that comes out during the preparation of jaggery in UP. These people bring raw material for making jaggery from UP in large quantities and make jaggery by mixing other materials here. This work is being done on a large scale. There was doubt among the villagers about this for a long time. On the basis of this complaint, the team raided and took samples of jaggery.
Many places were seized
Food and Safety Department Inspector Mauji Ram says that raids have been conducted with the police at different locations regarding the preparation of jaggery and its quality. Sampling has been done for now. Only after investigation will it be known what material these people were using to make jaggery. Prima facie, it has come to light that the raw material was brought from UP. Sampling will be done there too when those who have fled return. Right now the location has been sealed.
Jaggery is famous from many places in Bundi
In Bundi district, Jaggery is traditionally made in the interior areas of Sthur, Dablana, Nainwan, Karwar. Generally, sugarcane producing farmers are involved in making Jaggery. They crush sugarcane and prepare Jaggery directly from its juice. This work is done on a large scale in winter. The sweetness and quality of Jaggery prepared traditionally is quite different from the Jaggery prepared in other ways.
