The Odisha government will construct 3400 new godowns and 112 cold storages for the benefit of farmers.
This was revaled by cooperation minister Damodar Rout and agriculture minister Pradeep Kumar Maharathy while replying separate questions in the assembly today.
As the members, cutting across party lines complained that there was no adequate cold storage facility and godowns to stock crops in the state, Cooperation minister Rout said construction of godowns would be taken up by the Markfed, Odisha Warehousing Construction Corporation, Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) and Regulated Market Committee (RMC).
Rout informed the House that a decision on construction of these new godowns would be taken at a joint meeting between the Panchayati Raj and Cooperation departments very soon.
Replying questions, Agriculture Minister Maharathy said 22 cold stores have been constructed in the state till date in the current year. Another 112 cold stores will be constructed in the next three years, he said.
Maharathy said in order to provide market facilities to farmers his department has planned for a 'Odisha Haat' in Bhubaneswar.
It will be implemented following approval of the Chief Minister, he added.
