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The Hindu
5 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
Aavin's milk powder plant at Padalur likely to be ready by December
The modern milk powder manufacturing plant coming up at an estimated cost of ₹150 crore at Padalur in Perambalur district is likely to be completed by December. Being established by Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation Ltd., which owns the Aavin brand, the 60-tonne plant is being set up with NABARD Rural Infrastructure Development Fund 2022-23. The plant will have a capacity to process about six lakh litres of milk a day. The plant is coming up with a floor space of 8,000 square metres. It would be a seven-storey structure and equipped with advanced machinery required for manufacture of milk powder, including skimmed milk powder, and other dairy products such as dairy whitener and butter. While the civil construction works are being executed at a cost of ₹26.53 crore, work is also underway on erecting machinery worth ₹120 crore, said A. Annadurai, Commissioner of Milk Production and Dairy Development, who reviewed the progress of civil works and the erection of machinery along with Collector S. Arunraj and other senior officials on Friday. Mr. Annadurai instructed the officials to expedite the works and complete them by December. This will be one of the biggest such plants in the State and benefit milk suppliers from 11 districts including Perambalur, Tiruchi, Ariyalur, Karur and Pudukottai. Surplus milk would be converted into milk powder and other dairy products at the plant. Mr. Annadurai discussed with the officials the quantum of current milk procurement in the districts, the milk routes and creation of link roads for smooth transportation of milk to the plant from the producers in remote villages.
The Hindu
16-07-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Over 21,000 people with disabilities in Coimbatore receive welfare assistance worth ₹8.48 crore
Over 21,000 people with disabilities in Coimbatore have benefited from a range of welfare measures—from mobility aids to mobile phones—under schemes rolled out over the past four years, with the total assistance crossing ₹8 crore, according to the district administration. A total of 21,963 people received support worth ₹8.48 crore through schemes implemented by the Department for the Welfare of the Differently Abled. Assistive devices such as walkers, wheelchairs, petrol scooters with side wheels, motorised sewing machines, walking sticks, hearing aids, braille watches, and braille readers were distributed. National identity cards were issued to 6,764 persons, and Unique Disability ID (UDID) cards to 12,559. Under the self-employment loan subsidy scheme, ₹30.08 lakh was disbursed to 126 beneficiaries. Marriage assistance totalling ₹30.50 lakh was extended to 74 persons. Nine individuals received ₹4.5 lakh to establish milk product sales centres under Aavin. Battery-operated wheelchairs worth ₹61.62 lakh were distributed to 52 persons, while modified scooters worth ₹5.42 crore were provided to 533 beneficiaries. Mobile phones worth ₹1.10 crore were given to 684 persons, and assistive devices worth ₹39.65 lakh to 1,162 individuals. The Department for the Welfare of the Differently Abled has also invited applications for educational assistance for the 2025–26 academic year. Students with disabilities from Class I to higher education, including diploma, ITI, postgraduate, and research programmes, are eligible. A separate reader assistance grant is available for students with visual impairments in Class IX and above. Applications must be submitted online through e-Sevai centres by July 20, 2025, with relevant documents including disability and medical certificates, Aadhaar, UDID card, ration card, mark sheet, bonafide certificate, and a copy of the bank passbook. Applications for reader assistance must be submitted directly to the District Welfare Office.
The Hindu
29-06-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Tiruchi Reader's Mail
Blocked storm water drain A blocked storm water drain on Lourdusamy Pillai Street, Ayyappa Nagar, LIC Colony, Tiruchi, has become a constant source of distress for residents in the area. The drain was widened for some distance and heaps of soil has been dumped along the road. The drain has become a breeding ground for mosquitoes posing a health hazard to the residents. Timely action is essential to prevent a potential public health issue. Padmanabhan T, Ayyappa Nagar. Welcome move Tiruchi residents have been waiting for a good bus stand and the process of even identifying a suitable location for the integrated bus terminus took 30 years. They were used to the two bus stands - Central bus stand and Chatram bus stand, which are situated at the very heart of the town. With the expansion of the city and transport facilities the establishment of the IBT at Panjapur is quite welcome. But when it is made operational, it should have all the infrastructure for the travelling public. People could wait for a few more weeks or months for the opening of IBT as they should not be put to much difficulties during the transition period. Tiruchi. Heavy traffic Nowadays it has become worse to travel via the roundabout near the new Kollidam bridge at Tiruvanaikoil due to heavy traffic, especially during peak hours. This important roundabout is situated near the roads leading to the Yatri Niwas, Chennai Highway and Kollidam bridge. Despite many requests, no traffic police personnel are deployed to regulate the traffic. A plea to install an automatic traffic signal has also not been addressed. I request the authorities to look into the menacing problem. R. Barathan, Srirangam. Execute UGD The civic administration should give importance to the execution of underground drainage scheme (UGD) in State Bank Colony, Crawford. The area does not have storm water drains and residents find it difficult to dispose of used water/sewage. During the monsoon the situation turns worse. Engaging sewage collection lorries every month is costly. I request the civic authorities to expedite providing UGD house connections. M. Nagarajan, Crawford. Foul smell While the Corporation plans to set up a park along the banks of Rettai Vaical, residents are not able to walk along the road adjacent to it due to the foul odour. The canal is a source of pollution. Unless it is covered there is no use in spending money on parks. How can people walk or children play alongside such a big and stinking drainage canal? Corporation can plant trees and clean the canal. S. Sivaraman, Srirangam. Use bold font Some specifications printed in Aavin milk sachets such as use-by date, cost of milk and quantity are not bold and clear. Often they are stamped or printed on the seams and are illegible. The particulars should be printed in a bolder font and displayed prominently to enable consumers to check for freshness. R. Shankaran, Kumaran Nagar. Operate special bus It is common to see school students travelling on footboard on buses from No. 1 Tollgate to Chathiram bus stand. I request the TNSTC to operate at least a special bus each for boys and girls in the mornings from No.1 Tollgate to Chathiram bus stand and in the evenings from Chathiram bus stand to No.1 Tollgate. S. Sivakumar, Musiri. Flex boards Tiruchi is flooded with flex boards of various temple festivals, birthday greetings and death announcements. Whenever leaders of ruling party and opposition parties visit, a large number of flex boards is put up. The windy season is ahead and the boards and hoardings could be uprooted. There should be a blanket ban on flex boards in the city. Officials should act prudently in public interest. H. Ghouse Baig, Tiruchi.
New Indian Express
28-06-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
TN Milk & Diary dept's ‘White Wave' scheme to turn sick milk co-operative societies profitable
COIMBATORE: The Milk and Dairy Development department has joined hands with educational institutions to revive sick co-operative societies and make them profitable under the 'Mission White Wave' project. Minister for Dairy and Milk Development T Mano Thangaraj on Friday inaugurated in Coimbatore city the first training workshop on the pilot project. MoUs in this regard were signed by the Aavin and two private management education institutes 'There are 1,365 non-functional milk societies in the state. In order to restructure them, two educational institutions, Ratnam Educational Group and Kumaraguru Educational Group, will jointly implement the project. MBA students will be selected from these institutions. Training on cooperative societies will be provided to them in a systematic manner,' the minister said. Addressing the press after inaugurating the workshop on Friday, Thangaraj said steps will be taken to restructure societies into profitable societies by working with the private educational institutions for a period of three months, he stated. The minister added that the project will be expanded throughout Tamil Nadu if it is successful, and this will increase milk production, sales of dairy products and the activities of Aavin. He further said that the department has planned to open more Aavin sales centres in rural areas. 'There are 9,232 milk producers' cooperative societies in Tamil Nadu. Steps are being taken to convert all of these into profit-making societies,' the minister said.
Time of India
27-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Efforts will be made soon to open Aavin outlets in rural areas: Minister
COIMBATORE: Efforts will be made soon to start Aavin outlets in rural areas of Tamil Nadu, minister for milk and dairy development Mano Thangaraj said on Friday. 'Chief minister M K Stalin has instructed the expansion of Aavin product outlets in rural areas, and we may see this expansion in a few months,' the minister said after inaugurating a workshop at a private college in Eachanari on the Mission White Wave project for MBA students in Coimbatore. The aim of the initiative is to help milk producers' co-operative societies become profitable. He said second-year MBA students in Rathinam Business School and Kumaraguru School of Business would collaborate with milk producers' co-operative societies. The students would work with the societies for a period of three months, during which they would engage in social analysis, resource mapping and business planning to help the societies become profitable, he added. The minister expressed confidence that this initiative would succeed and serve as a model for sustainable development in the dairy sector. He said the department has a clear plan to strengthen and support milk producers' co-operative societies in the state. In the last four years, 1,351 new milk producers' co-operative societies were established. "Additionally, 483 societies that were previously non-functional were revived and made operational. A total of 650 societies that were dismantled were also brought back into functioning status. Altogether, 2,484 societies are now fully functional, benefiting more than one lakh farmers across the state," he said. 'Despite these efforts, 1,365 societies still remain non-functional, and steps are being taken to restore them as well,' he said.
