Siya Ram Singh, general manager of the state-owned dairy producer, said the plant in Khumaltar will have a daily capacity to produce 30,000 liters of yoghurt and 8,000 liters of ice-cream. “We are also establishing a mini-plant in Attariya of Dhangadhi to produce pasteurized milk and other dairy products targeting to customers in Far Western Region,” said Singh.
In an effort to enhance capacity to supply dairy products, DDC is planning to almost double the capacity of Kathmandu Milk Supply Scheme (KMSS) to process 200,000 liter per day.
“Existing capacity of KMSS to process 110,000 liters of milk is insufficient amid rising demand for dairy products in the capital. So, we have no option but to raise the capacity and retain our market share,” said Singh. However, DDC has been managing to process and distribute around 135,000 liters of milk for the capital. DDC has been enjoying around 40 percent of the total market share of dairy products across the country.
DDC has been collecting daily 250,000 liters of milk from farmers through different Milk Supply Schemes (MSS) in 42 districts. The MMS under the DDC milk supply network are located in Dhangadi, Nepalgunj, Butwal, Hetauda, Janakpur, Biratnagar and Kathmandu.
Over 790 Milk Producers Cooperative Societies (MPCS) operated by farmers are supplying milk to over 60 chilling centers of DDC.
Besides pasteurized milk, DDC has been producing and distributing different varieties of yoghurt, paneer, cheese, ice-cream, sweets, butter and ghee in the market through 1,702 booths across the country.
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