HIMALAYAN FOOD PARK

16 COLD STORAGES SET UP IN UTTARAKHAND, 4 IN PIPELINE"

DEHRADUN Updated: Apr 08, 2018 21:44 IST

Union minister for food processing industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Sunday said out of the 101 cold storage chains being developed in the country, 20 will be located in Uttarakhand.
Out of these 20 cold storage chains (in Uttarakhand), 16 have already been established and four are in the pipeline, said Badal, while speaking at the inauguration of a mega food park at Mahuakheda in Kashipur on Sunda

UTTARAKHAND’S 2ND MEGA FOOD PARK TO BE INAUGURATED ON SUNDAY

6 April 2018

The mega food park – Himalayan Mega Food Park - is being set up in an area of 50.14 acres, would have a central processing center as well as well as three Primary Processing Centers (PPCs) at Ram Nagar, Ramgarh and Kaladungi. The park would also have facilities for primary processing and storage near the farms. The park would not only benefit farmers of Udham Singh Nagar but also those of nearby districts of Nainital, Garhwal, Almora and Champawat. The first Mega Food Park in the state located at Haridwar has already become operational, the Ministry has informed.