According to the company, the hi-tech plant will have the capacity of processing up to 36,000 liters of milk per day. [break]
Bikram Karmacharya, one of the directors of the company, said production from the Bhaktapur plant will begin within next two months.
Extended in an area of 13 ropanies (0.66 hectare) of land in Jagate, Bhaktapur, the plant will have the capacity of processing 3,000 liters of milk per hour.
“Using this capacity, we are planning to sell 20,000 liters of milk per day in Kathmandu Valley. For this, we will be buying milk from dairy farmers of Chitwan, Kavre and Sarlahi,” Karmacharya said.
Along with milk, the dairy firm will also produce yoghurt, ghee and other dairy products.
For this, the company, promoted by Michael Karmacharya, Govinda Shrestha, Santosh Shrestha, Bikal Karmacharya and Bikram Karmacharya, has already imported an advanced plant from Filtron Company of Pune, India.
“Although there is fierce competition in Kathmandu, we are hopeful about capturing a good market share, as there is high demand for milk in the capital,” Karmacharya said.
As per a research conducted by the company, the daily milk consumption in Kathmandu hovered at 350,000 liters.
The Karmacharya Group is penetrating the Kathmandu market few months after another Pokhara-based dairy firm, Sujal Dairy, set its foot in the capital.
The group, which owns Fishtail Diary in Pokhara, currently produces Nova brand of milk. The Pokhara-based dairy firm processes 6,000 liters of milk per day, which caters to 20 percent of fresh milk demand of the western city.
The group also produces Koselee and Sweekar brands of cooking oil and owns Karmachary Bakes and Foods, Karmcharya Food Grains and Karmacharya Plastics.
The group recently set up a confectionary at a cost of Rs 50 million to manufacture wafers.
Related story
Protect Interests of Domestic Farmers
