Mysuru, May 19 (UNI) Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), a premier CSIR lab in proposes to establish a dedicated plant in its premises to prepare foods to be supplied during natural disasters.
It has proposed to develop certain foods with a shelf life of at least six months.
The Institute was said to have broached the idea with the National Disaster Management Authority, which functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs and has proposed to establish the plant if it gets special funding from the government.