Kolkata, Jul 19 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of the world’s largest curd production plant under the Amul Bengal Dairy Project in West Bengal on Sunday.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and senior officials of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets dairy products under the Amul brand, were present at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre in New Town from where Shah virtually laid the foundation stone of the plant in Howrah.
The project, coming up at the Howrah Food Park with an investment of around Rs 700 crore, will have the capacity to process about 30 lakh litres of milk per day.
According to an official statement, the plant will have the capacity to produce around 1,000 tonnes of curd and other cultured dairy products every day, making it the world’s largest curd production facility upon completion.
The statement said the project is expected to benefit more than 1.25 lakh dairy farmers in West Bengal, including over 30,000 women milk producers, by providing them with a stable market for milk and strengthening the state’s dairy cooperative network.
The project is being developed as part of efforts to expand dairy infrastructure and enhance value-added milk processing in the state. PTI PNT NSD
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