Milk producers protest at Duttnagar Plant, demand fair prices, timely payments

RAMPUR (HP) MILK PRODUCERS ON WEDNESDAY STAGED A DEMONSTRATION OUTSIDE THE DUTTNAGAR MILK CHILLING PLANT IN HIMACHAL'S SHIMLA DISTRICT: demanding a fair price for milk and timely payments by procurement agencies.

The dairy farmers from six blocks across Shimla, Kullu, and Mandi districts, under the banner of Himachal Pradesh Milk Producers' Association, staged a demonstration and accused Milkfed authorities of gross mismanagement.

They complained that vehicles transporting milk to the Duttnagar plant are made to wait in the Sun for hours, resulting in the splitting of milk, causing heavy financial losses to producers.