PRAYAGRAJ, March 26 -- Preparations have begun to remove nearly 1.3 lakh sacks of potatoes stored at the Adarsh Cold Storage facility, which has been declared unsafe. The SDRF will oversee the entire operation. The horticulture department has written to the Prayagraj district magistrate seeking permission to start the removal process.

Priority will be given to shifting approximately 20,000 sacks stored in the shed, as they face a high risk of spoilage following the ammonia leak at the site.

Officials from the horticulture department said the structure has become dangerously dilapidated, raising fears that parts of the building may collapse while teams work inside. For this reason, the extraction of potatoes will be carried out in the pr...