Rinac India Ltd, a leading cold chain turnkey solution provider, has been awarded the work for setting up two mega integrated cold chain facilities in Kerala. The tender was for setting up integrated cold chain facilities for bulk handling and processing of food and perishables for Kinfra and KSIDC. The combined value of both the orders stands at ₹32.81 crore.
Kinfra awarded Rinac the contract to set up the integrated cold chain facility consisting of cold storage, ripening chambers and spice processing unit at Kinfra Mega Food Park, Kozhippara, Palakkad. 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 an area of 2.5 acres in Kinfra Mega Food Park and one acre at KSIDC Sea Food Park, respectively. The projects will be completed in 12 months’ time. Rinac has 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.