Jammu Tawi, Aug. 5 -- The Central Government on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that 28 cold storage and cold chain projects have been approved across Kashmir under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), while five Controlled Atmosphere (CA) storage units are already operational in Baramulla District.
In a written reply to a question by Member of Parliament from Baramulla Abdul Rashid Sheikh, Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ramnath Thakur said the government is also extending support under the Union Territory CAPEX Budget for the establishment of additional Controlled Atmosphere storage infrastructure in North Kashmir.
The Minister said the approved projects under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund are aimed at i...