In an effort to have warehouses in all the taluks in the
district, Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation is constructing
warehouses at Karumathampatti, Kinathukadavu, and Paduvampalli at a
total cost of Rs. 40.1 crore.
Two godowns
According
to an official of the department, the warehouse at Paduvampalli (two
godowns of 1,500 tonnes capacity each) is almost ready and only
electrical works remain.
The warehouse at
Karumathampatti is coming up at a cost of Rs. 28 crore and will have
five godowns of 4,000 tonnes capacity each and one godown of 2,000
tonnes capacity. The structural works are over. There is a proposal to
have complete automation in one 4,000 tonne capacity godown.
The
facility coming up at Kinathukadavu will have a total storage capacity
of 10,000 tonnes (two godowns of 4,000 tonnes capacity each and one of
2,000 tonnes capacity) and is built at a cost of Rs. 9.45 crore. The
godown work is over, the official said.
Funding
Works
started for these by the end of 2014 and the funding for the warehouses
has come from National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development under
the World Infrastructure Funding project.
All the amenities are likely to be ready for use in another three months.
Proposals submitted
Proposals
have been submitted for warehouses at Kurichi and Perur and land needs
to be identified for one at Mettupalayam. The godowns will be used to
store food grains that are sent to PDS outlets. Usually rice, pulses,
wheat, and oil are stored. With storage facilities in each taluk,
transportation becomes easy, the official said.
Source : The Hindu
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