Patanjali Ayurved on Friday announced that its mega food processing plant in Nagpur, built with an investment of Rs 1,500 crore, will commence operations on Sunday.
The Patanjali Mega Food and Herbal Park in Mihan, Nagpur, will be inaugurated on March 9 in the presence of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and yoga guru Ramdev.
The facility includes fruit and vegetable processing units with a daily capacity of 800 tonnes. Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna said the plant would drive an agricultural revolution in the Vidarbha region, benefiting local farmers.
Balkrishna highlighted that Patanjali's orange processing unit in Nagpur is the largest and most advanced in Asia. With a capacity of 800 tonnes per day, it will process oranges, their byproducts, and other fruits, aiming to improve farmers' livelihoods in the region.
(With text inputs from PTI.)
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