SONA Group Improves Production With new Effluent Plant

Sona Group of Industries recently inaugurated its effluent treatment plants in Sango -Ota, Ogun State.
The Effluent Treatment Plants were inaugurated in four of subsidiary units of Sona Group, namely: Euro Global Foods & Distilleries Limited, Sona Agro Allied Foods Limited, Food, Agro& Allied Industries Limited and Shongai Packaging Industries Limited on the same day
The effluent treatment plantswill treat the wastewater produced by the industries, which are undesirable by- products before release into the environment.
Commissioner for Environment, Ogun State, Bolaji Oyeleye, at the event commended the efforts and investment of Sona Group and promised that the government would create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive.
He said, “When we started up with them, we noticed they could do better and we started engaging with them. The result is what we are witnessing today. We want to implore them to put up this plant in any of their factories where they do not have it,” he said.
The Chairman, SONA Group, Arjan Mirchandani restated the group’s commitment to boost local food production in Nigeria,“the commitment, by the company was the surest way to save Nigeria’s foreign exchange spent on food products the country had competitive and comparative advantage of producing locally” he said.
According to him, Nigeria has over 50 per cent arable land that is underutilized, pointing out that the country has no business being poor if the land was put to effective use.
“We are here to cultivate more agricultural produce while also producing cheap and affordable food so that everybody can get something to eat. We believe environment is very important and when water is contaminated, it carries bacteria unless purified. We put up this plant to ensure that the water that is discharged is processed according to global best practices. The key is that we do not want any contamination when we are treating the water. We must be careful and mindful of the water that goes out in the environment.