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Vijay Opens Aavin Laboratory Annex Amid Chennai Milk Shortages
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay visited an Aavin dairy in Chennai.
He opened a new building for the dairy’s central laboratory.
The building cost Rs 2.23 crore.
Vijay also looked at how milk is collected, processed and delivered.
Officials discussed how packaged milk is sent to different parts of Chennai.
The dairy makes between four lakh and 4.5 lakh litres of milk each day, though the article gives a lower figure for the amount processed and marketed.
Some shoppers say Aavin milk runs out quickly at nearby shops.
The dairy also has a new facility under construction.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay inaugurated an additional building for Aavin’s Central Laboratory at the Madhavaram dairy complex in Chennai.
The laboratory annex was built at a cost of Rs 2.23 crore.
Vijay inspected dairy operations, including milk procurement, processing and distribution, and reviewed packaged-milk supply arrangements.
The Madhavaram facility produces four lakh to 4.5 lakh litres of milk daily; the article separately says it processes and markets three lakh to 3.6 lakh litres daily.
Consumers have reported that Aavin milk sells out quickly at neighbourhood outlets, while trucks serve the city through more than 45 distribution routes.
- Who
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay and Aavin officials.
- What
- Vijay inaugurated an additional Central Laboratory building and inspected dairy operations and construction.
- Where
- Aavin’s Madhavaram dairy complex in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
- When
- Wednesday; no date was specified.
- Why
- The visit included a review of dairy operations and milk distribution amid consumer complaints about limited availability.
Key facts
- Annex cost
- Rs 2.23 crore
- Facility
- Aavin Central Laboratory, Madhavaram dairy complex
- Daily production
- Four lakh to 4.5 lakh litres, according to the article
- Daily processing and marketing
- Three lakh to 3.6 lakh litres, according to the article
- Distribution routes
- More than 45
- Milk powder storage capacity
- 80 metric tonnes
- Reported concern
- Consumers say neighbourhood outlets sell out of Aavin milk quickly
Sources
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