Sonalika invests 200 Cr. manufacturing advanced harvester

Launches ‘Sonalika Samrat’, combine harvester to create new benchmarks to increase farmer’s productivity

20 July 2021, New Delhi: Understanding farmers’ requirements and delivering superior quality products that meet such critical needs has been of paramount importance for Sonalika Group. From a modest start of manufacturing farm equipment, the company has taken a quantum leap to set up a new high-tech facility at Amb, Himachal Pradesh, with an investment of Rs 200 crores to roll out advanced quality harvesters. Sonalika’s new plant at Amb is spread across 29 acres and is designed with a multi-stage CED (Cathode Electric Deposition) paint process is often seen at car manufacturing facilities. Established with an investment of Rs 18 crores, the CED paint process involves a 14-stage treatment process that ensures rust-free and a longer period of harvester performance.

Sonalika has also launched the most advanced harvester available in India, the ‘Sonalika Samrat’ at Rs. 25.5 lakhs. The self-propelled harvester is fully equipped with next-gen technologies that reduce the tedious labor tasks during the harvesting season and remain economical, thereby leading to quick savings for farmers. The new combine harvester from Sonalika will maximize crop yield, avoid quality deterioration, and minimize any crop losses. It is designed for farmers to obtain maximum yield with ease and comfort in operations during wheat, paddy, barley, soybean, sunflower, mustard, green gram, and black gram. 

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Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Raman Mittal, Executive Director, Sonalika Group said, “It is in Sonalika’s DNA to innovate aggressively while keeping farmers at the core of every new development. Farmers are on a constant lookout for technologies in farming that enhance their productivity and efficiency in an affordable way. Our new plant at Amb, HP has been installed with world-class technologies to manufacture high-tech harvesters that significantly increase farmer’s productivity. Our latest launch, the Sonalika Samrat combine harvester has been designed to maximize farmer efficiency during harvesting. We at Sonalika are fully passionate about driving farm mechanization for our farmers to achieve farm prosperity.”