Ranchi, Oct. 19 -- The Jharkhand State Agricultural Marketing Board has approved a plan to construct multi-storey buildings on vacant land in market committee premises to promote agriculture-based businesses across the state.

Board chairman Ravindra Singh said market committee secretaries in all districts had been directed to identify suitable land following approval by the board of directors.

Land has been identified at Doranda in Ranchi, Randhir Verma Chowk in Dhanbad and a location in Koderma for the initial phase of the project, Singh said.

The proposed buildings will house offices, shops, halls and farmer training centres. They will also provide facilities for managing agricultural produce and a centralised system to monitor electro...