Nearly 20 LT steel silo capacity created since 2014 to store grains, 65 LT in process
Business 16 Jun, 2025

Nearly 20 LT steel silo capacity created since 2014 to store grains, 65 LT in process

Business Aajkal, Baroda, 16 June 2025: In an effort to modernize foodgrain storage facilities, the Centre has established steel silos with a combined capacity of 19.5 lakh tonnes across the country over the past 11 years through a public-private partnership (PPP) model.
 
Currently, an additional 40 lakh tonnes of steel silo capacity are under construction, and tenders for another 25 lakh tonnes are in progress, according to a senior official from the Union Department of Food and Public Distribution.
 
Additionally, under the PPP model, Leap Agri Logistics (Baroda) Pvt Ltd has set up a steel silo at Kayavarohan village in Baroda district, designed to handle 50,000 tonnes of wheat on behalf of the central government.

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