Chhattisgarh Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Ajay Chandrakar said “An industrialised society prospers and progresses and a person who prepares himself as per the demand of the time, certainly contributes in the overall development of the nation.”
He was speaking after inaugurating the Milk Chilling Plant constructed at Kurud. An amount of Rs15 lakh was sanctioned under Backward Reserve Grant Fund (BRGF) for the plant. The Minister termed the Chilling Plant as a start of white revolution which would certainly add to the overall development of the district in future.
He also thanked Collector Bhim Singh for according approval for establishing the Chilling Plant. Chandrakar also declared for making Kurud an open defecation free district.
The Minister said that the chilling plant would prove beneficial for the Dugdh Sahkari Samiti in preserving and chilling milk. At present, 2,000-litre milk is procured from many as 26 samitis, which will later be increased to a capacity of 10,000 litres.
He accorded sanction for the construction of building of the Dughda Sangh. Apart from the Chilling Plant, Chandrakar also inaugurated two lok Sewa Kendra in Kurud and performed bhumi-poojan of new SDO (Revenue) office constructed at a cost of Rs33.68 lakh and building of Bunkar Sahkari Samiti.
District Panchayat President Raghunandan Sahu, Janpad Panchayat President Poornima Sahu, Dugdh Mahasangh President Dr SS Gaharwar and others were present at the function.