Ahmedabad : The exporters of perishable products from Gujarat will not be required to go to Mumbai to export their products after a couple of weeks. In a bid to tap the export market of perishable products, the Gujarat Agro Industries Ltd (GAIL), a Gujarat government undertaking, has decided to launch the state’s first well-equipped perishable air cargo complex at the Ahmedabad airport.
From Gujarat a large quantity of vegetables including capsicum, tomato, ladies finger, exotic flowers, fruits like mangoes and many frozen edibles are exported to foreign countries every year. The Middle East countries especially Dubai and United Kingdom
As of now, the export of perishable products from Gujarat to foreign countries take place via Mumbai airport which is said to have 50 per cent of the market share in the nation. According to rough estimates 40 per cent vegetables exported via Mumbai are sourced from Gujarat while in terms of fruits the figure is estimated to be about 25 per cent.
According to GAIL officials, majority of perishable goods are exported from south Gujarat , which also has a close proximity from Mumbai airport. However, officials said during peak season the Mumbai air cargo gets chocked with heavy traffic and prices that also go high.
“We are ready to launch the cargo in a couple of weeks. The project which was supposed to take off couple of years ago got delayed due to land related issues. Finally, the Airport Authority of India, Ahmedabad, provided us land on lease. We are waiting for the final nod from the customs,” said NK Singh, Managing Director of GAIL.
The building of perishable air cargo complex has already been built and ready for functioning. There are three temperature controlled cold storage (zero, minus zero and plus 10 degree) besides X-ray machines among others. Gujarat Agro officials said the project has cost Rs 5 crore.
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