Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will perform Bhoomi Puja on Tuesday for the restoration work of Chittoor dairy which is being undertaken at Rs. 385 crores. The government is aiming to complete the works and start the production by April 2024 by setting up a milk processing unit with a capacity of one lakh tonnes in the first phase. This unit will produce milk, curd, butter, paneer, and buttermilk.
In the second phase, the government will be setting up the largest ice cream plant in the country with Re. 150 crore followed by a dairy factory, butter, milk powder, cheese, paneer, yogurt, and sweets manufacturing units along with Ultra High Treatment (UHT) plant will be set up.
Through this dairy restoration, employment opportunities will be provided to 5000 people directly and 2 lakh people indirectly besides benefitting 25 lakh dairy farmers.
