Stop merger of Bhubaneswar CWC with Patna, urges Dharmendra

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today wrote to Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, urging the latter to call off the proposed merger of Bhubaneswar Central Warehouse Corporation (CWC) with Patna region.

“I am learned that CWC Bhubaneswar regional office was established in 1990 after bifurcation from Patna region to tackle geographical challenges, increase administrative efficiency and monitoring in affairs such as liaising with depositors and resolution of disputes. Currently, 21 warehouses in the Bhubaneshwar region have an operational capacity of 3.48 MT and have been running at 90% occupancy with consistent profitability. It is worth noting that over 90% of the staff at the regional office are Odias,” Pradhan said in the letter.

“In this regard, it is to state that Bhubaneswar regional office of CWC is playing a crucial role in storage and warehousing of various essential commodities including food grains and notified commodities of Food Corporation of India (FCI) as well as Odisha State Civil Supplies Corporation (OSSC) which have provided crucial assistance during disaster relief situations in the State such as the recent cyclone Fani,” he wrote.

“In consideration of the vital support provided by the Bhubaneswar region to the State in times of natural disasters such as floods and cyclones, it is imperative that the current CWC Bhubaneswar region be not merged with CWC Patna region due to geographical and administrative burdens,” he urged.

Pradhan requested for Paswan’s personal intervention in directing concerned officials for calling off the merger of CWC Bhubaneswar region with CWC Patna region in the larger interest of the people of Odisha.

Earlier, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain had written a letter to Paswan over the same matter.

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