Wednesday, November 03, 2021

Krishi UDAN scheme to benefit farmers, exporters

Nashik: As per the Krishi UDAN 2.0 plan released by Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday, special attention will be paid to the transportation of agri-products and fruits by strengthening the cargo-related infrastructure at Nashik airport to boost the farmers’ income.

At present, Nashik-based Halcon, a joint venture between Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and Container Corporation of India (Concor), is involved in exporting various agricultural and horticulture products from Nashik.

Also, a bulk of the products are sent to Mumbai from where they are exported overseas — either by air or by cargo ships. Nashik also sends around 700 tonnes of vegetables to Mumbai and Gujarat daily.

According to the Halcon officials, if the connectivity for air cargo increases, transportation costs will reduce. This will be beneficial for the farmers.

Jayant Sanap, a Nashik-based vegetable and fruit exporter, said, Nashik is known for producing grapes and vegetables at a large scale.

Sending vegetables and fruits via road to the Northeastern states becomes difficult as the products are perishable.

“Transporting these products by road has also become much costlier due to the rising fuel prices. Therefore, if grapes and other vegetables from Nashik are transported via air cargo to the Northeastern states, it will be a boon for farmers and traders,” said Sanap.

03/11/21 Tushar Pawar/Times of India

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