Food Park to start functioning from December
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 24 2011:
The whole process for the construction of Food Park at Nilakuthi will be completed in the month of December this year and its functioning will start henceforth.
This was disclosed at the tree plantation function organized by the Managing director Manipur Food Industries Corporation Ltd by M Joykumar,Managing Director Manipur Food Industries Corporation Ltd at Nilakuthi.
Speaking to media persons he said that construction of six cold storage rooms having capacity of 70 metric tons each and two warehouses having capacity of 1200 metric tons have been completed.
A unit of Tetra pak and a brass freezer is near completion.
Construction of administrative block and other related constructions are in full swing.
Rupees 31.74 crores which have been sanction by the central government will be executed by the Directorate of Commerce and Industries at an area of 30 acres.
The food park complex will have 50 shops in all.
Up till now 20 local firms and 5 outside firms have registered.
The monthly rental has not been chalked out yet, he said.
The tree plantation function was graced by Commerce and Industries Minister, Y Erabot and Principle Secretary (Com & Ind), V Tualthang as chief guest and president respectively.