ENA State 2023-10-12 13:25:11 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Idukki, Oct 12 (KNN)</strong> Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra) Spices Park in Idukki on October 14.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">With this Idukki will become a hub of marketing value-added spice products.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong><a href="https://bit.ly/KNN-INDIA"><img alt="FOLLOW US on GOOGLE NEWS" src="https://knnindia.co.in//uploads/gallery/GoogleNews.jpg" style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; height:95px; margin:1px; width:299px" /></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The Spices Park will come up under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) at Thudanganad, near Muttom, in Thodupuzha.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">According to officials, the first phase of the Kinfra park has been set up on 15.29 acres of the State Department of Industries and Commerce at a cost of Rs 20 crore. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The park will be used for processing and value addition of spices and allied products. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The park will market spice oil, food ingredients, spice powder, and other value-added products. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">It is expected that the park will help the farmers get a competitive and steady price for the spices.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">According to officials, all the industrial plots developed in the first phase have been allotted to entrepreneurs for a period of 30 years with basic infrastructure such as roads, drinking water, and electricity facilities. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">A feeder from the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) substation, drains, rainwater harvesting facility, security post, treatment plant, administrative block, amenities building, ATM kiosk and other common facilities, including telecommunication/cyber/documentation centres, a raw-material storehouse, marketing outlets, a cafeteria, and a conference room have also been set up in the park.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Minister for Industries, Coir, and Law P. Rajeeve will chair the meeting. Minister for Water Resources Roshy Augustine; Idukki MP Dean Kuriakose; Thodupuzha MLA P.J. Joseph; Secretary, MSME, Government of India Subhash Chandra Lal Das; State Principal Secretary (Industries and Norka) Suman Billa; and Kinfra managing director Santhosh Koshy Thomas among others will attend the inaugural function. <em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span></p> 35106 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/state/kinfra-spice-park-to-start-operations-in-idukki-kerala 2023-10-12 13:25:11 knnindia.co.in