*Proposal Prepared for Steel Silo Warehouses on 100 Acres in Ambala–Shahbad Belt- Chairman*

*Work Accelerated to Create 3 Lakh MT Storage Capacity as Announced by CM*

Chandigarh, September 18 –  Haryana Bureau of Public Enterprises Chairman, Sh. Mohan Lal Kaushik, said that a proposal has been prepared to set up steel silo warehouses on 100 acres of land in the Ambala–Shahbad belt to provide grain storage facilities for farmers. The proposal will be implemented soon. Construction of a silo warehouse is also underway in Yamunanagar, and work is progressing at a fast pace.

Sh. Mohan Lal Kaushik said this while reviewing the progress of the Haryana State Warehousing Corporation. He said that silos use modern technology for safe storage of foodgrains and the State Government is therefore laying special emphasis on developing such facilities to ensure that farmers’ produce can be safely stored for longer periods.

The Chairman said that Chief Minister, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini, had announced in this year’s Budget the construction of warehouses with a storage capacity of about 3 lakh metric tonnes. The Corporation is working expeditiously to implement the announcement.

He said that a plan has been prepared to construct new warehouses with a capacity of 2,30,508 MT at a cost of Rs. 180.05 crore and renovate warehouses with a capacity of 1,43,664 MT at a cost of Rs. 110.68 crore. Thus, a total of Rs. 290.73 crore is being spent on construction of new warehouses and renovation of existing ones.

Sh. Kaushik directed officers to ensure fortnightly and monthly inspections of warehouses across the State so that foodgrains remain safe and not a single grain is damaged.

He further said that during the previous year, the Corporation procured 10.32 lakh MT of paddy at MSP through 86 mandis across the State. At present, foodgrains are being stored at 124 locations with a total storage capacity of 28.30 lakh MT, including 19.15 lakh MT in Corporation warehouses and 5.45 lakh MT in private warehouses.