India, April 30 -- For the first time, the Centre has entrusted the responsibility of storage and dispatch of buffer stock of onions it buys from Nashik farmers to Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU).

The Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) has instructed CWC to zero in on the warehouses in Nashik for proper storage of the buffer stock of onions.

Confirming the development, the CWC regional manager for Maharashtra and Goa, Ajay Zadoo, told HT that CWC will hire about 35 warehouses in Nashik for storing the onions.

The CWC senior functionary held a meeting with Nashik traders on Wednesday regarding the hiring of warehouses. He also inspected some of the warehouses in rural Nashik.

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