ENGG. ACTIVITIES OF ZONAL OFFICE (NORTH)-DATA BANK AS ON SEP, 2008.
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a). |
Engg. Division is engaged mainly in the following activities:- |
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Construction of godowns,
plinths and ancillary building. |
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Construction of District /
Regional office buildings. |
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Installation of lorry weighbridges. |
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Repair and Maintenance of
godowns, own railway sidings, office buildings and staff quarters. |
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Maintenance and operation
of silos. |
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b). |
There are 284 depots in the jurisdiction of Zonal Office(North) with covered
storage capacity of 73.25 lacs MT(Ref sheet -I)
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c). |
The above
stated capacity of 73.25 lacs MT includes bulk storage capacity of
1.50 lac MT in 8
Nos. vertical silos (1.5 lac MT)and one large dia bins complex
(720000MT) (Refer Sheet-II) |
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d). |
26 depots are provided with
railway sidings(Refer Sheet-III) |
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e). |
There are in all 293 lorry
weighbridges (Refer Sheet-IV) |
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f). |
During the current financial year budget allotments/Expenditure are as under:- |
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| Sno. |
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Budget alloted (in lacs) |
Expenditure incurred upto Sep. 08 (in lacs) |
| 1 |
Godowns |
59.00 |
50.00 |
| 2. |
Office buildings |
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| 3 |
Repair and maintenance |
800.00 |
385.62 |
| 4 |
Minor Capital |
80.00 |
19.94 |
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Replacement of weighbridges |
400.00 |
36.15 |
| 6. |
Site preparation for computerization |
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I). Owned Depots :
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S.No. |
Region |
No. of depots |
No. of depots |
Capacity in MT
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Total |
Remarks |
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with godowns & plinths |
only with plinths |
Covered godowns |
Plinths |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
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1. |
Punjab |
121 |
- |
2220319 |
604370 |
2824689 |
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2. |
Haryana |
35 |
4 |
770248 |
367690 |
1137938 |
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3. |
Rajasthan |
36 |
1 |
703700 |
158675 |
862375 |
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4. |
U.P |
49 |
7 |
1481420 |
475240 |
1956660 |
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5. |
Uttaranchal |
4 |
- |
66560 |
5600 |
72160 |
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6. |
J & K |
15 |
- |
99780 |
- |
99780 |
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7. |
Delhi |
6 |
- |
323272 |
33670 |
356942 |
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8. |
H.P |
5 |
- |
15010 |
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15010 |
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Total |
268 |
12 |
5680309 |
1645245 |
7325554 |
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Total No. of depots: |
272+12=284 |
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Total Capacity: |
7325554
MT |
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II). Bulk
Storage Installations In North Zone :
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Vertical silos |
Capacity |
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1. Hapur
(Steel) |
10,000 MT |
Gifted by USA in 1959 |
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2.
Mayapuri |
20,000 MT |
Constructed in 1973 |
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3.
Faridabad |
20,000 MT |
------Do------- |
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4. Mandi
Gobindgarh |
20,000 MT |
Constructed with assistance from |
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5.
Jagraon |
20,000 MT |
World Bank and commissioned |
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6. Moga |
20,000 MT |
.in 1980 |
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7. Khurja |
20,000 MT |
------Do------- |
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8.
Lucknow |
20,000 MT |
------Do------- |
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Total |
1,50,000 MT |
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| The storage of grain in bulk first emerged in 1961 with the gifting of pre-fabricated steel silos from USA.Subsequent thereto two Silos of RCC construction each of 20,000MT capacity were set up at Mayapuri and Faridabad in 1973.Their strength increased to 7 when 5 vertical silos (RCC) each 20,000 MT capacity were constructed with credit assistance from World Bank. These were commissioned in 1980. |
| ANALYSIS |
| Stocks are brought to the silos from Mandis in bags and are cut open before loading into the bins. Similarly at the time of retrieval from the bins rebagging is done before despatch.All these add to the operating cost. |
| It is accepted that storage of foodgrains in vertical silos is one of the most ideal method the world over, involving minimum storage losses. However, in our case the drawback is that we have not been able to integrate these storages with receipts/dispatches and transportation in bulk form, with the consequence that the overall handling/storage cost is relatively much higher. Therefore despite modern features in the Silos, the economy of operations has not been found favorable. |
| LARGE DIA BINS AT KANPUR |
| 8 Bins(dia 25M) each 400MT |
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72,000 MT |
| 20 Bins (dia 23.5M) each 2000 MT |
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| Very rarely used. These bins could be used only 3 times over 30 years as under:-- |
| 1968-69 |
40,000 T |
Evacuated in 1972 |
| 1975-76 |
72,350 T |
Evacuated in 1980-81 |
| 1982-83 |
61,407 T |
Evacuated in 1987-89 |
| In the years following 1989, the utilization has been insignificant. |
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| Reason for non-utilization of bins: |
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One of the main reasons for non-utilization of the above bins has been non-functional temperature monitoring system which is considered imperative for ensuring proper upkeep of the stocks held in them.
As per the estimates obtained ,the temperature sensing systems in vogue are of Transducers type assisted by scanner etc. involving expenditure of over 90.00 lacs.Considering that security of the expensive components cannot be ensured ,their installations is fraught with theft/pilferage and hence not recommended. |
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The stocks arriving by rail cannot be straightaway loaded on the small platform alongside each bin and bulk of the quantities is unloaded at a distance. Transporting the same to the bin involves extra labour and expenditure. Furthermore,the bags have to be cut open for loading the bins with grains in bulk by means of vacauator machines. These are pneumatic machines with average loading capacity of 10T/.hr which is quite low. Pneumatic conveying is sluggish and expensive. |
| ANALYSIS |
| This office is of the view that the design of the flat bins at Kanpur has not been suitable with respect to our requirements as has been evidenced. It would indeed be worth consideration to demolish these bins occupying vast area and construct godowns thereon if warranted by storage requirement |
| Stock position in Silos:-- |
| Punjab |
1)Moga |
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2)Jagraon |
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Mandi Gobindgarh |
| Haryana |
4)Faridabad |
| Delhi |
5)Nariana |
| Uttar Pradesh |
6)Luchnow |
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7)Khurja |
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8)Hapur |
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III).OPERATIONAL SIDINGS:
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Region |
District |
SL. No. |
FSD |
Length in ETKM |
NAME OF CONTRACTOR |
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a). U.P |
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DIV.(EAST) |
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1 |
Talkatora (Lucknow) |
2.456 |
M/s Suresh ChandGupta, 60,Ganesh Bazar,.Jhansi. |
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2 |
Chandari (Kanpur) |
2.456 |
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3 |
Gonda |
2.926 |
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4 |
Gorakhpur |
1.842 |
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5 |
Varanasi |
2.58 |
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6 |
Barabanki |
2.83 |
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DIV.(WEST) |
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19.757 |
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7 |
Harduaganj |
2.848 |
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8 |
Hapur |
2.612 |
Do |
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9 |
Agra Cantt. |
0.991 |
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10 |
Dhamora |
3.195 |
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11. |
Roza |
2.012 |
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11.658 |
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B). Punjab |
Faridkot |
1 |
BG Kotkapura |
6.528 |
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2 |
FSD Moga |
1.611 |
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Ludhiana |
3 |
BG Sahnewal |
3.217 |
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Patiala |
4 |
BG Patiala |
2.755 |
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Sangrur |
5 |
BG Dhuri |
1.798 |
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Gurdaspur |
6 |
Gurdaspur |
1.065 |
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16.974 |
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c). Haryana |
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1 |
Panipat |
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2 |
Narwana |
6.348 |
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3 |
Dhand |
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d). Rajasthan |
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1 |
Udaipur |
0.931 |
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2 |
BG Swaimadhopur |
8.04 |
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8.971 |
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e). J and K |
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1 |
FSD New Godown Jammu |
0.295 |
Nr.Railway Jammu. |
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F). Delhi |
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1 |
Mayapuri |
3.00 |
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2 |
Ghevra |
5.78 |
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3 |
Narela |
3.35 |
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12.13 |
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Total No. of sidings |
26 Nos. |
Total
length of Railway sidings |
76.135 |
IV). WEIGHBRIDGE IN NORTH ZONE AS ON SEP , 2008.
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S. No. |
Region |
Total No. of Weighbridges
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Type of Weighbridges |
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Mech. |
Hybrid |
Fully
Electronic |
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1 |
Punjab |
131 |
01 |
30 |
100 |
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2 |
Haryana |
34 |
02 |
8 |
24 |
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3 |
UP and UCL |
62 |
03 |
24+1 |
30+4 |
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4 |
Rajasthan |
37 |
05 |
25 |
07 |
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5 |
Delhi |
10 |
- |
01 |
09 |
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6 |
J and K |
19 |
2 |
03 |
14 |
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7 |
H.P. |
05 |
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- |
05 |
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Total |
298 |
13 |
92 |
193 |
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As per the extant policy of FCI, all depots irrespective of the capacity need to be equipped with weighbridges. All canters except Kishtwar (J&K) are provided with weighbridges.
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Due to use of bigger trucks employed these days by the transporters for foodgrains, the 20 MT weighbridges whether mechanical or electromechanical(Hybrid) are proving to be inadequate.As such the same are being upgraded to 40MT in a progressive manner depending upon the priorities and availability of funds. Tenders for 16 No up gradations are in progress.
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District Managers are vested with powers for the maintenance/upkeep of the weighbridges. They award the Annual Maintenance contracts mainly to the weighbridge suppliers. Average AMC charges are about Rs 20,000/- for electronic and Rs 10,000/- for mechanical type weighbridges
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