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The crystal pick plant, which is being built by the Tiruchi District Milk Producers’ Cooperative Union (Aavin) connected its premises astatine Kottapattu connected the Tiruchi-Pudukottai Highway is acceptable to commencement accumulation successful a fewer weeks.
Aavin sells crystal pick astatine its parlours, ace markets, and kiosks. Since it does not person a dedicated plant for producing crystal cream, Aavin sources crystal pick products from its Madurai plant.
Since it was projected that the revenue from the merchantability of crystal pick products will spell up sharply, the Tiruchi Aavin mooted a connection to physique a dedicated crystal pick plant. A sum of ₹43.41 crore was earmarked for the project. It sourced funds under the Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund.
The operation enactment began astir 3 years ago. It was expected that the operation enactment would beryllium implicit by December last. However, it could implicit lone the civilian enactment and it could not implicit the works and machinery enactment arsenic per schedule.
Sources told The Hindu that the erection of works and machinery had reached its last stage. About 95% of the enactment was over. The works was successful a presumption to commencement accumulation anytime from now. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin was expected to inaugurate the works done video conference. It had been decided to commencement accumulation of curd. The works was equipped to nutrient 1,500 litres of curd daily. Production of crystal pick would statesman 1 week aft the inauguration.
The crystal pick works would beryllium adding worth to the Tiruchi Aavin. Once production starts, the Tiruchi works would beryllium successful a presumption to marketplace astir each types of dairy products connected its ain without depending upon different sources.
The crystal pick plant was equipped with an constituent mentation section, refrigeration units, freezing equipment, and packing unit. The works would beryllium equipped to nutrient each types of crystal creams with antithetic tastes and flavour. Its bouquet of dairy products volition see kulfi, candy, buttermilk, and lassi.
