Govt to set up cold storages in districts under PPP

The state government will set up cold storages in the districts under the Public-Private Partnership to prevent wastage of horticultural products. “A large quantity of fruits and vegetables perish owing to lack of proper storage. I proposed to the Chief Minister that at least 10 cold storages be set up in every district. She has approved the proposal,” Agriculture Marketing Minister Arup Roy said on Wednesday.

He said that the cold storages would be set up in the PPP model. Pointing out that the demand-supply gap for onion and

garlic increased during off season,Roy said that to bridge the gap,two cold storages each with a capacity of 1,000 tonne,would be set up at Bagnan in Howrah district and Pandua in Hooghly district.