Kerala awards cold-chain construction contracts

In a recent cache, Rinac India, a leading cold chain turnkey solution provider, has been awarded the contract for setting up two mega integrated cold chain facilities in Kerala for bulk handling and processing of food and perishables for Kinfra and KSIDC, said official sources that contract to set up the integrated cold chain facility consist of cold storage, ripening chambers and spice processing unit at Kinfra Mega Food Park, Kozhippara, Palakkad. The KSIDC awarded the contract for design, construction, supply, installation and commissioning of a 3,000-tonne cold storage facility in the approved Mega Sea Food Park at IFC Pallipuram, Cherthala. The facilities will be set up on 2.5 acres land in Kinfra Mega Food Park and one acre at KSIDC Sea Food Park, respectively. The projects will be completed in 12 months' time. It may be recalled that Rinac has already executed mega projects for setting up perishable cargo handling facilities at the international airports in Kochi, Delhi and Bengaluru, the India Food Park, Tumkur, North East Mega Food Park, Guwahati and cold chain projects under NHM/ MOFPI's integrated cold chain and the mega food park scheme on a turnkey basis.