‘Trupti’ free with Nandini milk on Thursday
Udupi, July 11: Due to the increase in Milk production in Dakshina Kannada Co-operative Milk Producers Union, the Union has decided to extend the benefit to the Nandini consumers by giving them a free 180ML packet of Nandini Trupti milk with the purchase of every Nandini Milk packet (500ML, 1L, 6L) in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts on July 12.
Informing this to media persons at KMF Dairy in Manipal, Union President Raviraj Hegde said that the Union has come up with this consumer-friendly scheme for the better use of the surplus produced milk. It has been decided to give the Trupti milk worth around Rs. 62 lakh to the Nandini consumers free of cost,” Hegde added.
Throwing more light on preparation, he said “those who deliver milk at doorsteps have also been asked to distribute Trupti milk free of cost on July 12. All dealers have been informed of free milk delivery and the Trupti milk packets have also been prepared. The teams have been formed to make sure the milk is properly delivered to consumers. The Union is intended to benefit all customers without any compromise.”
“This is the first such implementation among the 14 units of the Union in the state. After observing its pros and cons, other schemes will be planned about the surplus produced milk.”
“The new dairy, which is coming up at the cost of Rs. 85 crore with the capacity of 2.5 lakh liters at Uppoor near Udupi, will be fully integrated with the automated system,” the president added.
Director Kapu Divakar Shetty, Surya Shetty, Haddur Rajeev Shetty, Federation Manager Dr. BV Satyanarayan, Jayadevappa K and Manipal unit deputy manager Lakkappa were present.
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Karnataka plans 100-acre aqua park to boost fishing sector
Bengaluru: Karnataka is planning to set up a 100-acre integrated aqua park aimed at promoting fishing. The proposed park will offer end-to-end facilities, including fish farming, storage facilities and sports fishing.
According to a report published by Deccan Herald on Sunday, a senior official from the Karnataka Fisheries Department said the aqua park is part of a concept introduced by the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. The idea is to develop hubs that support the entire fishing value chain from fish seed production and feed to processing and market access.
According to the plan, the aqua park will include nine major facilities like farming of fish food, generating of fish seeds, development of fish seeds, fish farming, cold processing units, development of ornamental fish for aquariums, well-equipped market, fish transport facilities, and sports fishing.
The fisheries department has shortlisted three locations for the project, Byndoor in Udupi, Malavalli in Mandya and Almatti in Bijapur. One of these locations will be finalised based on land availability, after which a Detailed Project Report (DPR) will be prepared and sent to the Union government for approval.
“We have received proposals for three locations. All of them have water bodies close by and hence there is a demand for fishing. However, space is the main criteria. If we are able to get 100 acres, we will go ahead and prepare a detailed project report (DPR) to be submitted to the central ministry,” DH quoted Dinesh Kumar Kaller, director, Karnataka fisheries department as saying.
At Malavalli, near Gaganachukki, around 75 acres of land has been identified and a request has been sent to the Revenue Department. The revenue department has said that the land belongs to the forest department and talks are on. We are also looking at other locations, Kaller reportedly said.
As per the report, at present, only 11 states have an aqua park approved under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and Karnataka is confident that its proposal would also be accepted soon.
