Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa launched projects related to agriculture infrastructure and services totalling over ₹70 crore on Wednesday.

According to an official press release, the Chief Minister inaugurated cold storage facility with the capacity of 1,000 tonnes, six modern storage warehouses worth ₹7.2 crore, in various districts — Tirunelveli, Cuddalore, Coimbatore, Nilagiri, Pudukottai — through video conferencing.

Other projects In addition, the Chief Minister donated 29 jeeps and opened a complex for tender-coconut trade, Agmark laboratories for quality certification, butterfly parks and tea parks, and a centre for farmers.

The press release said that with the additional six pesticide laboratories that was recently set up in few districts — Erode, Salem, Vellore, Trichy, Cuddalore and Madurai — Tamil Nadu has become a pioneer in the field having a total of 15 labs out of 68 present in India.

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