POKHARA, Sept. 15 -- Pokhara Agriculture Cold Store, which is said to be equipped with all modern facilities, has been opened under public-private partnership model in Pokhara.

The capacity of the cold storage is 300 metric tons which can be extended up to 480 metric ton. The cold storage has been established with an investment of Rs 60.50 million.

In the cold storage, provincial government has invested Rs 20.50 million and Pokhara Cold Storage, a private sector firm, has invested Rs 40 million. The promoters said it is the first of its kind multipurpose cold storage of Nepal.

Agro-entrepreneurs Amar Bahadur Baniya, Lekhnath Paudel and Rajesh Kumar Karki have invested in the cold storage.

The cold storage targets storing fruits, veget...