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Visakhapatnam: Food processing units to come to aid of farmers
Former minister and MLA M Srinivasa Rao and District Collector A Mallikarjuna participating in a ground breaking ceremony held in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday
Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy lays foundation stone for seven industrial units, six food processing units
Visakhapatnam : Setting up of new industries will increase employment opportunities for youth, said District Collector A Mallikarjuna. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy participated in the groundbreaking ceremony of food processing units to be built in Bheemunipatnam constituency along with former minister and Bheemunipatnam MLA M Srinivasa Rao here on Wednesday in a virtual mode.
Speaking on the occasion, the District Collector said the establishment of the Orili Foods industry will provide employment opportunities to the locals. The ground breaking programme was held for the secondary millet processing unit to be set up at Krishnapuram village in Padmanabham mandal of Visakhapatnam at a cost of Rs 4.46 crore and Orill Foods Pvt Ltd industry in Maddi village at a cost of Rs 52 crore.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone for seven industrial units, six food processing units and 13 secondary millet processing units to be set up across the state at a cost of Rs 2,958 crore.
Bheemili MLA M Srinivasa Rao mentioned that 90 per cent of the people in the constituency belong to the farming community and it is nice to see agriculture and allied industries being established here. He informed that Excise Park and MSME Park will also come up in the constituency.
Orill Foods CEO Dasari Avinash, Bheemili RDO Bhaskar Reddy, Padmanabham MPDO Vijay Kumar, AP Food Processing personnel, horticulture officials and public representatives were present.
