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RGIA to set up centre for perishable cargo

Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD: GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) has decided to set up a world-class centre for perishable cargo at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA).

The cargo centre is expected to become a hub for places within India and also South East Asia, Middle East, Europe and the US.

Chief Commercial Officer of GHIAL, Viswanath Attaluri, said here on Saturday that the Centre for Perishable Cargo (CPC) at Hyderabad would boost horticulture activity in Andhra Pradesh and South India and benefit farmers. It would be designed to handle 13,000 tonnes a year of perishable cargo under Phase I (up to 2011) and the capacity increased to 25,000 tonnes under Phase II (2013-2014).

The projected investment for phase I of the project would be Rs 40 crore with a subsidy component of Rs. 20 crore from APEDA (Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority). GHIAL would invest another Rs. 10 crore in the second phase, said Mr. Viswanath.

Frozen items

The CPC would also handle smaller containers for frozen items, especially chemicals used for research purposes, in three categories of temperatures (in degree Celsius): -2 to -8; -5 to -20; and -50 to -76.

The State produces an estimated volume of 10.50 million tonnes of fruits and vegetables every year and the GHIAL assessed the export potential at 5,000 tonnes in the near future. The retail industry, which imports fruits can also make use of the CPC.

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