Patanjali Food and Herbal Park in Mihan, Nagpur, has the capacity to produce 800 tonnes of pure orange juice daily, according to yog guru Baba Ramdev. The formal inauguration of the plant, which is Asia’s largest, will take place today with the presence of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The total cost of the plant is Rs 1,500 crore, with Rs 1,000 crore already spent on it.
Acharya Balkrishna, Managing Director of Patanjali Ayurveda Ltd, has announced that the plant will be Asia’s largest orange processing plant, aiming to bring prosperity to farmers. The plant operates on a zero-waste system, extracting volatile and fragrance oil from orange peels. The facility can process a variety of juices, including orange, lime, amla, pomegranate, guava, grapes, gourd, carrot, and pulp of mango and orange, and paste of onion and tomato, depending on the availability of raw materials.
Patanjali’s goal is to provide employment to local people and make local farmers prosperous. The quality of their products is considered top-class, with the potential to be exported to the world market. The priority is to provide high-quality products to the people of India, making it a significant milestone in the country’s food and herbal sector. With the plant’s capacity to produce 800 tonnes of orange juice daily, it is expected to have a significant economic impact on the region.