In an attempt to encourage the farmers to take up poultry farming as a profession, the State government is planning to set up poultry valleys in different parts of the State. The department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying would launch the poultry valley and Aanchal cafes on November 25.
The secretary of the department BVRC Purushottam took a review meeting of the project directors of the department on Thursday. In the meeting he directed the officers to make necessary preparations for the launch of Aanchal cafes and poultry valley.
He said that 41 spots have been allotted in 13 districts for setting up Aanchal cafes and booths in the State. He said that in the Aanchal cafes, the customers would get milk shake, ice-cream, pizza and milk products apart from the milk. Special emphasis has been made on providing facilities to the customers. The secretary said that Aanchal cafes would create employment opportunities and help in doubling the income of the farmers. On the orders of the secretary the Dairy Development department has set up an Aanchal Cafe in MDDA complex near Clock Tower in Dehradun. The dairy project director Jaideep Arora said that all preparations for the inauguration of the cafe have been done and the department would soon open cafes in other places. The poultry nodal officer Anand Shukla said that last year a poultry valley was set up in Chakrata and it has proved to be a success. He said that poultry valleys would be set up in other places in the State as well. In the meeting Purushottam directed the officers to convert the project office into an e -office. He said that all the employees should remain prepared to get acquainted to work in an e office. The project director Avinash Anand, manager Manoj Rawat and others were present in the meeting.