Khulna Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Saiful Islam inspected the near-completion of a state-of-the-art steel silo for wheat, part of the Maheshwarpasha Modern Food Preservation Project, during a site visit on Sunday morning.
Located within the Maniktala Food Warehouse along the Bhairab River, the project is designed to modernise wheat storage in Bangladesh. The Deputy Commissioner toured the facility and then held a meeting with Food Department officials and Max Group representatives, the contractor responsible for the construction. He inquired into the progress and expressed keen interest in ensuring the timely completion of the remaining work.
The project, with a budget of BDT 355.91 crore, is set to be completed by December 2024, with 82.2 per cent of construction already finished.
Officials on site informed the Deputy Commissioner that the final stages are expected to be completed within the next two months.
The silo, construction of which began on January 12, 2022, is being developed through a joint venture between Bangladesh's Max Group and Turkish firm Altuntas. The Bangladesh government and the World Bank are co-funding the initiative.
Once operational, the silo will have the capacity to store 76,200 metric tons of wheat, preserving it for up to three years without degradation in quality. This will be achieved through advanced technology that eliminates human contact with the stored grain.
The facility consists of six massive storage bins, each capable of holding 12,700 metric tons of wheat.
