| The Cold Chain Concept |
Handling of perishable produce from the time of harvest till it gets to the consumer. This includes storage, transportation and distribution at various levels of it's post harvest life until it is consumed.
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| Cold Storage Infrastructure |
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| Cold Storage Infrastructure |
| (Production Areas) |
| Product |
Amounts (in Tons) |
| Kinnows |
600 (Phase 1) |
| Potatos |
2500 | |
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| Urban Cold Stores |
| Fruit & Vegetable Markets |
| Region |
Amount (in Tons) |
| Lahore |
1000 |
| Rawalpindi |
1000 | |
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| Airport Cold Stores |
| Lahore |
The cold store will be located outside the bonded area within the cargo complex. It will serve as a general cold storage available for foreign trade and domestic use. It will complement smaller cold storages being set up by cargo handling companies in their respective bonded facilities.
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| Karachi |
| Though located outside the Punjab, Karachi is a main airline traffic hub. The viability of the cold stores in the Punjab will be considerbly enhanced by developing the Karachi cold store. The CAA has agreed to lease land to PAMCO for the purpose. |
| Cities |
Capacity (in Tons) |
| Lahore |
500 |
| Multan |
350 |
| Rawalpindi/Islamabad |
500 |
| R.Y.Khan |
350 |
| Faisalabad |
350 |
| Karachi |
1000 | |
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| Refrigerated Transport (Road & Railways) |
- All cold storage facilities will be equipped with the provision of refrigerated transport vehicles.
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- PAMCO will assist existing refrigerated transport companies to enhance capacity.
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- PAMCO will assist dry goods transport companies to enter refrigerated transport business.
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