Guj CM inaugurates Centre for Perishable Cargo at Ahd airport

Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today inaugurated a Centre for Perishable Cargo (CPC) at the airport premises here.
The CPC will facilitate farmers and businessmen in storing their food items before exporting them from the airport.
The newly-built CPC has an annual capacity of handling 14,600 tonnes of food cargo which can be stored in four separate cold chambers having different temperature levels, the Chief Minister said.
Patel expressed confidence that farmers and agro-businessmen of the state can now export their food produces and other food items in countries like US, UK, Russia, France, Germany, Singapore and Gulf countries using this centre which will keep their perishable products fresh till they are exported.

Around 40 tonnes of perishable food items can be stored in the cold storage facility daily, an official release said.
The centre is having four cold storage chambers having 10- tonne capacity each.