Dairy giant Amul on Wednesday announced the setting of their largest state-of-the-art plant in Telangana with an investment of Rs 500 crore in two phases.
The plant will come up in a special food processing zone with an investment of about Rs 300 crore in the first phase and Rs 200 crore in the second phase. It will provide direct employment to more than 500 persons and opportunities to several ancillary industries.
This will be Amul’s largest plant in south India with capacity to process 5 lakh liters per day of milk – expandable to 10 lakh liters per day – to manufacture packed milk and value-added dairy products such as curd, buttermilk, lassi, yogurt, paneer, sweets, etc.
An MoU in this regard was signed in the presence of Telangana’s Industry Minister K.T. Rama Rao in Hyderabad.
ASLO READ: ‘What a shame’, KTR reacts to Andhra BJP’s promise of liquor at Rs 75
Principal Secretary, industry and Commerce, Jayesh Ranjan and Amul’s largest milk cooperatives, Sabarkantha District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd – Sabar Dairy MD Babubhai M. Patel signed the MoU.
Amul will also set up its bakery production division in Telangana with a range of products such as bread, biscuits, traditional sweets, and baked snacks.
Rama Rao thanked the leadership team of Amul for deciding to set up their largest plant in Telangana. He highlighted the all-around performance of the state and also mentioned the friendly industrial policy and the existing investment ecosystem.
ALSO READ: KTR’s Strong Plea to Centre–Withdraw GST hike on Handloom sector
He said the state was experiencing a water revolution and was in the process of witnessing another white revolution (milk) with Amul entering into the state which will add strength to its milk industry.
Patel stated that Amul decided to set up their plant in Telangana after seeing the state’s industrial-friendly policy and investment ecosystem. “We will soon deliver ‘Made in Telangana’ milk products,” he said.
(This story has been sourced from a third-party syndicated feed, agencies. Raavi Media accepts no responsibility or liability for the dependability, trustworthiness, reliability, and data of the text. Raavi Media management/ythisnews.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content at its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.)
