The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority has received approval from the Union government to set up India’s first agricultural commodity-based processing facility, according to a senior official. The approval for the development of the export-import cum domestic facility was given by Sarbananda Sonowal, the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways on July 19, the JNPA said in a release.
“We are developing agricultural commodity-based processing and storage facility as part of the Union government’s theme of port-led development and port-led industrialisation,” JNPA chairman Unmesh Sharad Wagh said in a statement. “The facility will aim to mitigate wastage due to multiple handling, unhygienic storage and extend the shelf life of a variety of produce.
This initiative aligns with our aim to create a comprehensive port ecosystem.”