Kerala government orders milk to flow to migrant labour camps and not in drains

Amid reports that Tamil Nu has stopped all supplies of milk from rrn districts of Kerala, dairy farmers were throwing out milk into drains. On Thursday, Kerala Minister said that this should t repeat and diverted milk supply to camps where migrant labourers are settled.

Kerala government set up over 5000 migrant labour camps housing nearly two lakh people. state government is also providing m with meals and all basic facilities, following lockdown.

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MILMA would supply milk to labour camps

Speaking to media, Kerala Forest and Animal Husbandry Minister K Raju said that after he learned about milk being thrown into drains, he asked state-owned collecting ncy - MILMA to ensure that all excess milk is collected from milk societies and n supplied to migrant labour camps in state.

In past few days, re have been several cases of milk being poured into drains by dairy farmers. majority of milk societies in Kerala hand over milk to MILMA. ncy usually carries it to Tamil Nu where for converting it into milk powder.

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