The government has sanctioned proposals for setting up 30 new cold chains in the country which would entail a total investment of Rs 724.9 crore. The government had earlier approved a total of 138 integrated cold chain projects, of which 108 have been sanctioned so far, and remaining 30 were sanctioned now.
These newly sanctioned projects will help in a big way in reducing the wastage of food and the Ministry will also provide grant of Rs 274.9 crore on these projects. The total capacity of these projects will be 1.12 lakh tonnes of cold storage and 11.10 lakh litres of milk per day. It would attract an investment of another Rs 470 crore. It will also result in addition of 209 reefer or refrigerated container vehicles.
Besides, once when all these 138 cold chain projects become operational, it will add 4.76 lakh tonnes of storage capacity and 118 lakh litres per day milk processing capacity and 810 reefer vehicles.