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New dairy plant for city

Thiruvananthapuram: The Thiruvananthapuram Regional Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union (TRCMPU) has drawn up plans to establish a new dairy plant in the capital at a cost of Rs.5 crore. Union chairman Kallada Ramesh and managing director Baby Joseph told a press meet here on Friday that a project to enhance the capacity of the existing plant from 2 lakh litres to 3 lakh litres was on the anvil. The project, estimated at Rs.4.5 crore, is expected to be launched soon. Mr. Ramesh said the union was planning to take up a slew of development activities to mark its 25th anniversary next year. “A Rs.14-crore dairy plant at Pathanamthitta will start functioning soon. Procurement of milk in bulk coolers has helped to ensure quality of milk in Thiruvananthapuram and Pathanamthitta. We have submitted a project to the Centre to establish bulk coolers in Kollam and Alappuzha also,” he said. Mr. Ramesh said the Milma brand of soda and chocolate would be launched in the market under a product diversification strategy. Market trials were on and the two products would hit the stands soon, he added. The union, he said, was adopting 5,000 calves every year to improve quality of livestock. The scheme, implemented in collaboration with the Kerala Livestock Development Board, will produce 25,000 high-yield cows in five years. This would help resolve shortage of milk in the four southern districts. Another project to be launched during the jubilee year is a plant for manufacture of PET bottles. To be set up at Kandala near Kattakada, the plant will cater to Milma’s packaging needs. “Efforts are on to provide milking machines to dairy farmers at reduced rates. We also plan to implement an insurance scheme for cows during the jubilee year,” he said. Mr. Ramesh said TRCMPU was also embarking on another project to rear male calves for high-quality meat. He said the union would supply additional stocks of ghee in Kerala to meet the increased demand during the Sabarimala pilgrimage season.

                                                                                                               
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