Rourkela: In a bid to support small vegetable and fruit vendors in Rourkela, a cold storage facility with a five-tonne capacity has been made operational in Sundargarh district, an official said Thursday.
The project at Chhend Colony was inaugurated by Rourkela MLA Sarada Nayak and local civic body commissioner Dibyajyoti Parida Wednesday.
The legislator appealed to authorities of the Rourkela Municipal Corporation to use renewable energy by installing solar panels to reduce running cost of the facility.
Small fruit and vegetable vendors will be benefited from the storage unit as they can keep their perishable items in the facility,” Parida said.
Over 250 vendors have already registered with the authorities of the facility, which will be managed by self-help groups, the RMC commissioner said.
PTI