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MANMUL to set up automated mega dairy in Gejjalagere worth Rs 227.47 cr
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Tuesday, 19 September, 2017, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Nandita Vijay, Bengaluru
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Mandya Milk Union Limited (MANMUL) is setting up an automated mega dairy at Gejjalagere, near Maddur, at an outlay of Rs 227.47 crore. It is envisaged that the proposed project will be energy-efficient, requires a limited workforce and would reduce the role of middlemen.
Siddaramaiah, chief minister, Karnataka, laid the foundation stone of the dairy, which will have a processing capacity of 12 lakh litre of milk per day. It will help MANMUL to get sophisticated chilling plants and other advanced infrastructure for preserving, processing and packaging.
“We have financial assistance of Rs 100 crore from the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) for the project. It will chip in the balance amount from its infrastructure fund. The option to apply for a bank loan is also open to seek financial assistance,” Suresh Babu, managing director, MANMUL.
The dairy will increase the milk procurement and production capacity in Mandya, a district of the southern state, which has been registering an annual growth of 10 per cent. Expected to be completed in 15 to 20 months, the dairy will also help improve farm incomes.
Specifically, Mandya district procures 8.67 lakh litre of milk per day. The observation is that annually, the production in the district is increasing by about 10 per cent. The present milk processing capacity is 4.5 lakh litre a day. Between four and five lakh litre of milk are converted into milk powder and other milk products.
Said Babu, “The key objective of the project is to enhance the milk processing capacity. The mega dairy is seen to bolster dairy farming in Mandya district. It would also improve the financial stability of farmers, as the district was facing a drought-like situation.”
The 30-year-old milk union has 1,174 milk producers’ cooperative societies across the district to collect milk. Its jurisdiction covers seven taluks. There are 96,900 milk producers registered as members with these societies. The Product Dairy, Gejjalagere was managed by Mysore Dairy until 1988, after which it was handed over to Mandya Milk Union.
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