Haveri to get 8,794-tonne cold storage to serve needs of farmers
Minister for Agricultural Marketing and Haveri district in-charge Shivanand Patil launched work on a mega cold storage in Haveri district on June 22.
The 8,794-tonne cold storage will be built at a cost of ₹30 crore on the APMC ground near Hoolihalli-Konebevu villages. The government of Karnataka will construct three more storage facilities under the RIDF-30 scheme, he said.
The Minister expects the Ranebennur Agricultural Produce Market to emerge as the third biggest in Karnataka, after Mysuru and Hubballi.
'The new APMC market has been built at a cost of ₹220 crore, and shops have been allotted to shop owners. But all of them have not yet opened them. We urge all of them to shift here and start trading,' the Minister said.
He said the Congress government had revived APMCs in Karnataka and reduced trading levy. 'With the levy at 60 paise for every ₹100, we have collected APMC cess amounting to ₹500 crore,' he said adding, 'The total business in all the APMCs in Karnataka adds up to around ₹78,000 crore.'
Basavaraj Shivannavar, MLA of Byadgi and Chairman of the Forest Development Corporation, Hubballi Electricity Supply Company Limited President Azimpeera Khadri, Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Ruchi Bindal, District Superintendent of Police Anshu Kumar and others were present.
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Haveri to get 8,794-tonne cold storage to serve needs of farmers
Minister for Agricultural Marketing and Haveri district in-charge Shivanand Patil launched work on a mega cold storage in Haveri district on June 22. The 8,794-tonne cold storage will be built at a cost of ₹30 crore on the APMC ground near Hoolihalli-Konebevu villages. The government of Karnataka will construct three more storage facilities under the RIDF-30 scheme, he said. The Minister expects the Ranebennur Agricultural Produce Market to emerge as the third biggest in Karnataka, after Mysuru and Hubballi. 'The new APMC market has been built at a cost of ₹220 crore, and shops have been allotted to shop owners. But all of them have not yet opened them. We urge all of them to shift here and start trading,' the Minister said. He said the Congress government had revived APMCs in Karnataka and reduced trading levy. 'With the levy at 60 paise for every ₹100, we have collected APMC cess amounting to ₹500 crore,' he said adding, 'The total business in all the APMCs in Karnataka adds up to around ₹78,000 crore.' Basavaraj Shivannavar, MLA of Byadgi and Chairman of the Forest Development Corporation, Hubballi Electricity Supply Company Limited President Azimpeera Khadri, Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Ruchi Bindal, District Superintendent of Police Anshu Kumar and others were present.
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