Farm equipment manufacturer Sonalika Group will make an investment of Rs 200 crore to set up a new high-tech facility at Amb, Himachal Pradesh, to roll out advanced quality harvesters.

The new Amb plant is spread across 29 acre and designed with multi-stage Cathode Electric Deposition (CED) paint process often seen at car manufacturing facilities. Established with an investment of Rs 18 crore, the CED paint process involves 14-stage treatment process that ensures rust-free and longer period of harvester’s performance.

Meanwhile, the Sonalika Group has also launched one of the most advanced harvesters available in India, the ‘Sonalika Samrat’ at Rs 25.5 lakh. The self-propelled harvester is fully equipped with next-gen technologies that not just reduce tedious labour tasks during harvesting season but are also economical, thereby leading to quick savings for farmers.

The Sonalika Samrat facilitates operations like reaping, threshing and winnowing. It is designed for farmers to obtain maximum yield with ease and comfort in operations during harvesting of wheat, paddy, barley, soybean, sunflower, mustard, green gram along with black gram.

The new harvester is powered by a diesel engine that generates 101 HP power at 2,200 rpm and coupled with five-speed constant mesh gearbox for smoother operations. It is also available in 2WD, 4WD options along with various attachments to suit farmer’s requirements.