Himachal Pradesh government will work with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to build a cutting-edge milk processing facility at Dagwar in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced during a meeting at Oak Over that the milk processing factory will be built for about Rs 250 crore and that NDDB would be involved in all aspects of its functioning, from marketing to production.
The Chief Minister said, “The capacity of the Dagwar plant would range from one lakh litres to three lakh litres, in which high-quality products of milk would also be prepared.”
He said that the Congress party in its ‘Pratigyapatra’ has promised to buy cow’s milk at Rs. 80 per litre and buffalo’s milk at Rs.100 per litre from the farmers and the State Government was moving towards fulfilling this promise. He said that the State Government was committed to promoting dairy-based industry in the state.
CM Sukhu added that the establishment of the plant at Dagwar would benefit the farmers of Kangra, Hamirpur, Una and Chamba districts and NDDB shall conduct a survey for the milk collection system in these areas.
