CM Himanta Biswa Sarma opens Rs 24 crore cold storage in Kamrup district

GUWAHATI: Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday inaugurated a 5,000 metric tonne-capacity cold storage at Chaygaon and a fruit-processing centre at the food-processing park at Satabari under Kamrup district.
The cold storage has been constructed by the Assam State Agricultural Marketing Board at a cost of Rs 24.75 crore. The “chiller” and “freezer” rooms of this facility, likely to benefit farmers of Kamrup (Metro), Kamrup, Goalpara, Nalbari and Barpeta districts, has a storage capacity of 550 metric tonnes and 575 metric tonnes respectively.
While the “chiller” rooms will store agricultural items such as potatoes, fruits and other vegetables, the “freezer” room will be used to store milk and milk products. The fruit-processing unit, on the other hand, has been built at a cost of Rs 2.89 crore.