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Tomato Processing Unit in Kurnool District : కర్నూలు జిల్లా రైతులు టమోటాను ఎక్కువగా సాగు చేస్తున్నా తరచుగా ధరలు పడిపోవడం, నష్టాలు మూటకట్టుకోవడం షరా మామాలుగా మారింది. ఎంతో శ్రమించి టమోటాలు పండించే రైతులకు గిట్టుబాటు ధరలు కల్పించి అండగా నిలవాలని ప్రభుత్వం భావించింది. అందుకోసం జిల్లాలో టమోటా ప్రాసెసింగ్ యూనిట్‌కు శ్రీకారం చుట్టింది.

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00:00In the western part of Karnool district, when the tomato crop is growing in 8000 hectares,
00:07half of it is grown in the Pattikonda Niyogakwargan.
00:10Due to the heavy rainfall, it has become a habit for the farmers to throw tomatoes on the roads.
00:15In many cases, the farmers complain that they do not get money for the transport charges.
00:20In this area, in the Pattikonda Niyogakwargan, there are demands to set up a tomato processing unit and stop the farmers.
00:28Even if the farmers do the pooja on the ground, they do not get the real form.
00:31Music
00:55CM Chandrababu has given a motion to set up a tomato processing unit and provide the farmers with the proper transport.
01:02Following this, Minister T.G. Bharath, Karnool MP Basthipathi Nagaraju and MLA K.E. Shyambabu did the pooja on the ground.
01:11Minister Bharath clarified that this unit, which is built with 11 crore rupees, will be completed in 6 months.
01:17The representatives of the people expressed their confidence that this unit will solve the problems of tomato farmers.
01:24We are going to complete it in 6 to 8 months.
01:27There is money for this, there is readiness, you will have an idea about many projects.
01:30If the budget is sanctioned, there will be no money.
01:32They will start the contract and say that there is no money.
01:35There is no such situation in this project.
01:37I have given orders to complete it in 6 to 8 months.
01:40I have also requested the CEO.
01:42In the district, there are about 1,10,000 metric tons.
01:47In the Pattikonda region district, there are about 70,000 metric tons.
01:52The processing unit has a capacity of 15 metric tons.
01:56Tomato ketchup, tomato paste, we have 250 metric tons of cold storage facility.
02:05I believe that there will be no issue for the farmers here.
02:10Even when I was in the opposition, the same process was done.
02:13The tomatoes were harvested and brought to the roads.
02:16Did you notice this time when this government came?
02:20The tomatoes were not brought to the roads.
02:22The agriculture minister has given a lot of money.
02:24We are here.
02:25We have to catch the collector and send it here and there.
02:28We have to send it to everyone.
02:30When Mr. Chandrababu Naidu comes, he says,
02:32put the compulsory processing unit here.
02:34Catch it and bring it to the private cold storage.
02:37It will be created like an industry hub.
02:40The project completion period is 1.5 years.
02:43We have to complete it in 8 months.
02:45We are hoping to get the production leg soon.
02:48Due to the tomato processing unit,
02:50Alur, Aspari, Devanakonda, Tuggali, Goni Gandla,
02:55Emmiganur, and Chippagiri mandalas have been affected.
02:58As the Desabdhalakala project is being completed,
03:00the farmers are very happy.

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