Pankaja Munde to celebrate Bhaubeej with migrant sugarcane workers in Mulshi

State Environment and Animal Husbandry Minister Pankaja Munde will celebrate Bhaubeej on Wednesday with migrant sugarcane workers who have come to Pune district. The workers have come in search of work because of drought conditions in their home areas.

Munde will visit the temporary settlements of cane workers near the Sant Tukaram sugar factory in the Kasarsai-Darumbre area of Mulshi taluka at 4 pm.

Many families are struggling financially in the current drought, and conditions are especially hard for cane workers. Munde had announced some time ago that she would spend this year's Bhaubeej with cane workers and farmers. She said this would bring a few moments of happiness to the workers' children and strengthen her bond with their families.

According to a statement issued by her office, she will visit the workers' temporary huts on Wednesday evening and celebrate the festival with them.