Section 3(11) in Bihar State Regulation of Cold Storage Licensing Rules, 1993
(11)For distribution and circulation of air and in loading and unloading of goods the following instructions shall be followed:-(i)There shall be a spacing of not less than 0.75 meter in between two rows of the racks.(ii)Racks shall be kept at a distance of at least 60 cms. from walls/floors.(iii)A minimum vacant spacing of 30 cms. in between the roof and the highest shelf loaded or every rack must be kept.(iv)A minimum vacant space of 7.5. cms. must be kept in between one shelf to other shelf:Provided that when stored in bags, while fulfilling the conditions of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of sub-rule (ii) the following directives shall also be followed:-(a)Not more than 6 bags one above the other shall be loaded in a single stack.(b)a spacing of 10 cms. shall be left in every row of bags.(c)Bags shall during the period of storage be shuffled twice in such a way that the bag kept at the bottom of stack shall be kept on the top and the bags shall for the first time within 45 days, for the second time within 90 days from the date of storage of agricultural produce, be shuffled.
