PM inaugurates country's first solar food silo

Bogra Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday noon inaugurated a modern multistoried food warehouse, having capacity of storing 25,000 metric tons of food grains in the district’s  Santahar.

Department of Food has constructed the air-conditioned warehouse at a cost of around Taka 232.71 crore with the financial and technical support from Japan. It will preserve food grain through using solar power round the year.

Inside air coolers and other machineries are very much modern and powerful having capacity of keeping the food grains in controlled temperature and moisture for long. There is no chance of damaging any food grain and its quality.

Local technicians have executed other need-based construction works like railway track, internal roads and necessary power system.

Food Minister Advocate Qamrul Islam, Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sharif, local parliament members and political leaders were present.

The Prime Minister arrived here this morning to inaugurate various development projects and lay foundation of many others.



risingbd/Bogra/Feb 26, 2017/AK Azad/Mukul