As
part of its Mega Food Park Scheme, The Ministry of Food Processing Industries,
Government of India has laid the foundation stone of the first Mega Food Park
in the newly formed State of Telangana
at Nizamabad. The Ministry has also sanctioned
two more Mega Food Parks to be set-up in Khammam & Mahboobnagar districts of
Telangana.
The
Ministry is focusing on boosting the Food Processing Sector so that agriculture
sector grows exponentially and becomes the engine of growth to drive the “Make
in India” initiative of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.
Keen
on the creation of modern infrastructure for food processing and encouraging
private investment, the Ministry is planning to create a value chain from the
farm to the market with strong forward and backward linkages through a cluster-based
approach.
The
first Mega Food Park in Telangana promoted by M/s Smart Agro Food Park Pvt.
Ltd; will be set up with the project cost of Rs. 108.95 crore in an area of 78
acres. The Mega Food Park will have strong backward linkage and three Primary
Processing Centres (PPCs) will be set up at Medchal, Medak and Nalgonda. On
completion, the park will have facilities of 5000 MT Multi Commodity Cold
Storage, 5000 MT Raw Material Warehouse, 5000 MT Finished Good Warehouse, 5000
MT Grain Silos, 500 MT Deep Freeze, 20 MT/day Turmeric Processing Facility and
modern food testing lab.
The
Park is expected to provide direct and indirect employment to about 6000 people
and benefit about 30,000 farmers in its catchment area.