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Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Delhi's Tikri-Khampur mandi master plan to be revived soon
Representative AI image NEW DELHI: With the proposal to build a new wholesale fruit and vegetable market in northwest Delhi's Tikri-Khampur gathering dust for several years, Delhi development minister Kapil Mishra has asked the officials to revive it and prepare a master plan within a month. Conceived in 1997 for the first time with the aim to decongest Asia's largest mandi at Azadpur, Tikri-Khampur project remained on paper for almost 20 years. Though it was revived in 2019, it was put on the backburner due to Covid-19. It was again pushed in 2022, but despite all relevant departments granting approvals, it remained only on files. Officials said Mishra recently held a meeting of the Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board and sought to revive it. "The minister has issued instructions to prepare the master plan with the details on infrastructure development, traffic management, and the expansion of trade facilities," said a senior Delhi govt official. The facility, said officials, will come up on a 70-acre land that was acquired as early as 1997. Azadpur mandi currently witnesses a daily footfall of about 50,000 people and a movement of 3,000 inter-state and local trucks entering the complex. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like BCP CFD: Tu oportunidad de ingresos extra principales inversores Leer más Undo There are nearly 2,500 licensed traders at Azadpur APMC and close to 25,000 working there. While a separate plan to decongest Azadpur mandi is in the offing, officials agreed that the construction of a new mandi at Tikri-Khampur will help solve the problem of congestion. To prevent diesel trucks from entering the city and causing traffic jams at Azadpur mandi, Delhi govt built a temporary market at Tikri-Khampur in 2022, and the experiment proved successful. Once the permanent structures are built, all inter-state trucks will unload the fruits and vegetables at Tikri-Khampur, and smaller CNG vehicles will take them further to other wholesale markets. "This will help decongest the area around Azadpur to a large extent," said an official. According to officials, the Delhi govt set aside a fund of about Rs 280 crore for the construction of the mandi in 2017, but it failed to take off. "For all these years, govt has claimed that the work at Tikri-Khampur will start soon. We hope this time the govt is serious about it," said Rajeev Bhati, a wholesaler.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Tikri-Khampur mandi master plan to be revived soon
New Delhi: With the proposal to build a new wholesale fruit and vegetable market in northwest Delhi's Tikri-Khampur gathering dust for several years, Delhi development minister Kapil Mishra has asked the officials to revive it and prepare a master plan within a month. Conceived in 1997 for the first time with the aim to decongest Asia's largest mandi at Azadpur, Tikri-Khampur project remained on paper for almost 20 years. Though it was revived in 2019, it was put on the backburner due to Covid-19. It was again pushed in 2022, but despite all relevant departments granting approvals, it remained only on files. Officials said Mishra recently held a meeting of the Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board and sought to revive it. "The minister has issued instructions to prepare the master plan with the details on infrastructure development, traffic management, and the expansion of trade facilities," said a senior Delhi govt official. The facility, said officials, will come up on a 70-acre land that was acquired as early as 1997. Azadpur mandi currently witnesses a daily footfall of about 50,000 people and a movement of 3,000 inter-state and local trucks entering the complex. There are nearly 2,500 licensed traders at Azadpur APMC and close to 25,000 working there. While a separate plan to decongest Azadpur mandi is in the offing, officials agreed that the construction of a new mandi at Tikri-Khampur will help solve the problem of congestion. To prevent diesel trucks from entering the city and causing traffic jams at Azadpur mandi, Delhi govt built a temporary market at Tikri-Khampur in 2022, and the experiment proved successful. Once the permanent structures are built, all inter-state trucks will unload the fruits and vegetables at Tikri-Khampur, and smaller CNG vehicles will take them further to other wholesale markets. "This will help decongest the area around Azadpur to a large extent," said an official. According to officials, the Delhi govt set aside a fund of about Rs 280 crore for the construction of the mandi in 2017, but it failed to take off. "For all these years, govt has claimed that the work at Tikri-Khampur will start soon. We hope this time the govt is serious about it," said Rajeev Bhati, a wholesaler.
Time of India
19-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Programmes in villages to boost kharif crop output
New Delhi: Delhi govt will organise 36 programmes covering 87 villages in the capital under the " Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan " to boost Kharif crop production and ensure fair prices for farmers during the nationwide initiative between May 29 and June 12. Development minister Kapil Mishra said on Monday that a virtual meeting was held under the chairmanship of Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to review preparations and ensure coordination for the upcoming 'Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan'. "The campaign will be conducted with the goal of delivering modern techniques, scientific knowledge, and welfare schemes of the Central and state govts to farmers. In Delhi, the campaign will cover 87 villages and include 36 programmes," Mishra said. "Special emphasis will be placed on the implementation of schemes to enhance the production and productivity of Kharif crops in Delhi, ensuring farmers receive fair prices for their produce. Through these programmes, natural farming will also be promoted under the National Mission on Natural Farming Scheme, with a particular focus on improving soil fertility and health," the minister added. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like The Cost Of Amusement Park Equipment From Mexico Might Surprise You Amusement Park Equipment | search ads Click Here Undo Mishra also held a meeting of the Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board (DAMB) where he directed the officials to fill the long-pending vacancies. He emphasised ensuring transparency in the e-auction process for shops in different mandis. He also stressed the need to develop a system for regular and scientific waste removal from mandis. TNN
