• Pavoorchatram PPC is situated inside the regulated market complex beside Pavoorchatram road, giving it direct access to the road transport. This location is an Onion growing and trading cluster. It caters the trading, processing and export community of production clusters around Pavoorchatram PPC. The crop grown around a radius of 30km can be processed in Pavoorchatram PPC.
• Pavoorchatram PPC is well equipped with a pack house and additional handling area to handle about 24 MT of Onion on a daily basis. This PPC is established to focus on handling Small Onion. A cold storage unit with a capacity of 10 MT is provided to store the primary processed Onion. Other basic amenities such as admin block, power station and sanitary blocks are also provided inside the premises.
• A quality control lab is provided in the facilityfor the assessment of the quality of produce atbefore and after processing. This is to ensure the quality standards of the produce delivered from the processing centre.
Pavoorchatram PPC
Pavoorchatram PPC Fact Sheet
| Name of the PPC | Pavoorchatram PPC |
|---|---|
| District | Tirunelveli |
| Name of the Market Integration Partner | Operated by Regulated Market Committee |
| Focus Crops | Onion |
| Details of Infrastructure | Basic Infrastructure available , i. Processing Centre ii. Cold Storage -10 MT iii. Office Room iv. Rest Room v. Power Room vi. Weigh Bridge 60 MT cum office vii. DG - 25 KVA viii. Water Provision ix. Permanent Electricity Connection including Additional load for machineries. |
| Capacity (in MT per Day) | 24MT per Day |
| Process Lines | Onion Primary Processing - 3 MT/Hr( Line 5) |
| Villages Associated | KadayamPerumpathu, Keelakadayam, Pottalputhur, Alwarkurichi, Venkatampatti, A.P.Naadanur, Keelapavoor, Melapavoor, Thipanampatti, Thuvarankadu, Kulasekarapatti, Avudaiyanoor, Kalunirkulam, Pethanadarpatti, V.K.Puthur. |