Nagpur: It was claimed that a flour mill in Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Mega Food Park in the MIHAN project would be started in the month of July. However, the Muhurta has eluded again the fifth time in recent times. In such a situation, the question mark has been raised on when Patanjali’s project will start?
Ramdev Baba had announced that Asia’s largest food park would be started in the MIHAN project. The issue of land for this project was embroiled in heated politics. To overcome this problem, the construction of the project was started. After this, the Patanjali administration made preparations to start a flour mill in the first phase to get rid of layoffs, labour problems etc.
Necessary 11KV power supply is being done for this. Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) had directed to start the project in the month of March. At that time the problem of power substation had escalated.
As per the demand of Mega Food Park at Mihan, Mahavitaran has connected 11 KV. Patanjali’s management needs a substation for power supply. For this he handed over his proof to the Mahatransco. However, there is no positive response from their side so far. Sources also say that it will take two years for this.
Already, the project was asked to start by December 31, 2021. However, due to Patanjali’s failure to meet this deadline, the duty was extended twice in a row. Even after that the project has not started yet. The Patanjali administration had decided to start the flour mill project in the month of July.
The Haridwar-headquartered multinational company had entered into a pact with Maharashtra Government on September 10, 2016, by launching a food park in Mihan and assuring over 10,000 jobs and engaging 50,000 farmers from the region. It was supposed to begin operation in 18 months.
Over three and half years down the line, the plant is yet to see the light of the day, although the group had installed some machinery after an ultimatum, as per reports. The group was granted multiple extensions from time to time, the last being on March 1.
