Meerut Sugarcane Gur Jaggery Western Uttar Pradesh

Western Uttar Pradesh — Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli, and Hapur — is India's most productive sugarcane belt. The crop is grown on the Ganga-Yamuna Doab's fertile alluvial soil. Sugar mills and jaggery (gur) crushing kolhus operate at full capacity October-April. Meerut gur is known for its pure caramel flavour and is used in jaggery-based sweets, thandai, and chikki. The region also produces traditional ayurvedic products from sugarcane — arq, molasses-based gut health drinks, and raw sugar for export.