Milk demand rises in Lucknow

Lucknow, Dec 27 (UNI) The consumption of milk and milk products in Lucknow has seen a sudden spurt in recent times and the demand has grown much beyond the local production levels.

In this regard, Uttar Pradesh Milk Union has decided that Lucknow would be supplemented with supply from the neighbouring districts.

This decision was taken, since milk supply from local Union members, besides Rae Bareli district, could barely meet the demand in the UP capital, Pradeshiya Cooperative Dairy Federation (PCDF) general manager S K Prasad said here today.

Now, milk tankers would ferry from Sitapur, Shahjahanpur, Rae Bareli, Barabanki, Sultanpur, Lakhimpur, Gonda, Basti and Bahraich districts to the Lucknow Milk Union dairy for processing and subsequent supply in the state capital.

Further, Mr Prasad informed that in 2005-06, Lucknow district had amassed an aggregate of over 28,000 kg milk per day.

For the current fiscal, this figure has been pegged at 32,500 kg, while a target of amassing 36,000 kg milk per day has been fixed for 2007-08.

''Following increase in union membership, there has been a significant increase in milk supply and corresponding rise in revenues,'' he added.

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