The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) is planning to set up a new plant for the preparation, cooling and packing of Aravana prasadam at Sabarimala. Board sources told The Hindu that against the average capacity of the existing plant to prepare 80,000 cans a day, the new plant will have the capacity to produce 5 lakh cans per day.The installation cost of the plant has been pegged at Rs.8 crore.
The Board would also try to mechanise the preparation of ‘appam’ from the next festival season, sources said. Considering the increasing demand for prasadam every year, the Board has been exploring various options to enhance the volume so that a steady supply can be ensured during the festival season lasting 70 days a year.
The new plant is expected to put an end to the complaints about the shortage being felt at present.
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