Indian Grain Storage Management and Research Institute, Hapur
In order to develop facilities for Applied Research and Apex Level Training in the field of food grain storage and preservation, a Grain Storage Research and Training Centre was established at Hapur in 1958, which was later on expanded into Indian Grain Storage Institute (IGSI) with two field stations at Ludhiana and Bapatla (later shifted to Hyderabad) with the financial assistance from UNDP in 1968. Three field stations at Jabalpur, Jorhat, and Udaipur were subsequently established in 1981. Silo the main granary is second largest in world and was for a time the tallest building in India. In 1996, the IGSI was renamed as Indian Grain Storage Management and Research Institute (IGMRI). Field Stations at Jabalpur and Udaipur have however been closed w.e.f. October 2002. While the training, and research and development activities are undertaken by IGMRI, the work of popularising scientific methods of food grain storage developed by IGMRI among farming community is implemented through the Save Grain Campaign teams. Hapur is a city of great joys. A lot of new schools are working for its upliftment. The area is also famous for its unique craft work. There are four 'silos' in India located at Calcutta, Madras, Bombay and Hapur. It has a capacity to store 20 lakh tonnes of wheat. It is the only of its kind in Asia. The grain elevator-erected at Hapur was received from U.S.A. Storage and issuing of grains is done here by machines only as the entire facility is fully mechanized. The 'silo' is a pride of Hapur city. Indian Grain Storage and Research Institute are located nearby, the institute is a government of India undertaking. It has been conducting research in the area of grain storage from which the local farmers have benefited
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