Staff Reporter:
Food Minister Afroza Khanam yesterday made a surprise visit to the Central Storage Depot (CSD) at Tejgaon in the city and inspected the quality and condition of rice and flour stored there.
The minister visited the CSD at around 10:00 am and reviewed the quality of the food grains, their storage condition and distribution activities on the spot, said a press release.
Of the 35 operational warehouses at Tejgaon CSD, the minister randomly visited 10 warehouses during the inspection and talked to the warehouse managers.
Afroza checked the registers to find out how long the rice and flour had been kept in storage.
The concerned officials briefed her in detail about the daily quantity of rice and flour distributed from the depot and the overall stock and distribution situation.
The officials informed the minister that Tejgaon CSD has a total of 43 warehouses, of which four are being used to store relief materials of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief.
Around 37,000 metric tonnes of food grains are currently stored in the 35 operational warehouses, they said.
Food Secretary Abu Taher Md Masud Rana, Director General of the Directorate General of Food M Jashim Uddin Khan were present on the occasion, among others.
