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Stalin inaugurates coconut value-addition centre at Shenbhagaramanpudur
The Hindu
Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on Saturday inaugurated through videoconference a coconut value-addition centre established at Shenbhagaramanpudur near here on an outlay of ₹16 crore, which is expected to
Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on Saturday inaugurated through videoconference a coconut value-addition centre established at Shenbhagaramanpudur near here on an outlay of ₹16 crore, which is expected to boost the farm economy.
Though coconuts play an important role in the economy of Kanniyakumari district, the farm produce are sent to other districts either as tender coconuts or coconuts and no step has been taken to add value. When Cyclone Ockhi felled thousands of coconut trees in the district, the trunks were sold at throwaway price to be used either in construction industry or as brick kiln fuel.