Raipur, 31 May 2021. Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Minister Amarjeet Singh Bhagat has said that a state-of-the-art food testing laboratory will be established in Nava Raipur. Shri Bhagat said the above things while performing e-bhoomi poojan of 6 new godowns of Chhattisgarh State Warehousing for safe storage of paddy purchased from farmers in support price in Chhattisgarh through video conferencing from his residence office here today. Construction of these warehouses with a capacity of about 54 thousand metric tons will start soon. These godowns will be built in Raipur, Bilaspur and Durg districts. 25 crore 81 lakh has been approved for the construction of these godowns.
The Food Minister said that Chhattisgarh State Warehousing Corporation has an important role in the smooth functioning of the public distribution system. He informed that Ware House Corporation is using new technology for storing food grains. A self-supported trussless godown is being constructed at Surajpur under the pilot project. He informed that the corporation will build a fully equipped food testing laboratory in Nava Raipur. Land has been purchased for this. He informed that all basic facilities will be available for office staff and workers in the warehouse complex under construction. In the program, Chhattisgarh State Warehousing Corporation Chairman and Durg City MLA Arun Vora, Abhanpur MLA Mr. Dhanendra Sahu, Bilaspur City MLA Mr. Shailesh Pandey, Takhatpur MLA Dr. Rashmi Singh, Dharsinwa MLA, Mrs. Anita Sharma,
It is noteworthy that Chhattisgarh State Warehousing Corporation is continuously increasing storage capacity. Presently, there is a storage capacity of 16 lakh 15 thousand 21 metric tons. By March 2022, new warehouses of 2 lakh 24 thousand metric capacity will be built. Warehousing Corporation has increased the storage capacity to 3 lakh 58 thousand 995 metric tonnes through rented warehouses.
