Appeal to Chief Minister : Declare Tiruchirapally as 'banana zone'

The Cauvery Pasana Vivasayeegal Padhukappu Sangam has appealed to Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami to use his good office with the Union government to declare the Tiruchirapalli as banana zone and try to get a sizable investment for the banana based food processing and value added goods unit at Tiruchy. In his letter to the Chief Minister, sangam working president
Mahadhanapuram V.Rajaram, a copy of which was made available to press here, pointed out that the Union Government is planning to attract Rs 1,000 crore foreign investment in the next five years, and the Union government's share of Rs 6.000 crore and pro-posed to establish food pro-cessing units in almost all the states across the country, with the availability of agriculture commodities of the respective states, as raw material. So it is time for us, to approach the Union Government to get a lion share of the proposed food processing industry and to help the commencement of Banana based food processing unit at Tiruchy through Tamil Nadu Banana growers company (TNBGC) already functioning with the headquarters at Tiruchy, he added. He also wanted that the Tamil Nadu Government should ensure the regular functioning of the TNBGC by sanctioning adequate funds and other infrastructure facilities. besides posting an effective chief administrative officer.