Mangalore: N. Yogesh Bhat, the deputy speaker inaugurated the silver jubilee celebration of the DK Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union held at the Mangalore Dairy on May 8, Sunday.
N. Yogesh Bhat, also laid the foundation stone for the union’s brand new production unit.
Speaking after releasing the 400-gram packet of curds on the occasion, G. Somashekar Reddy, the president of the Karnataka Milk Federation, said that a cheese production unit will be started at Bangalore in collaboration with Fonterra, a farmer-owned company based in New Zealand. If the board accepts the proposal, the unit will produce 50 tons of cheese at the cost of Rs. 80 crore annually, he added.
District-in-charge Minister Krishna J. Palemar honored the former presidents of the union and Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje honored the coordinators and directors of the union.
Udupi MP D. V. Sadananda Gowda distributed prizes among the winners of the Nandini quiz competition. MP Nalin Kumar Kateel honored the union’s best dealers.
M. N. Rajendra Kumar, president of SCDCC Bank and Raviraj Hegde, president of DK Milk Union were also present.