Operation Flood II

OPERATION FLOOD II (1981-85)

The objectives were

  • to enable 10 million rural milk producer families to build a viable self sustaining dairy industry by mid 1985,
  • to enable the milk producers to rear a National Milch Herd of 14 million crossbred cows and upgraded buffaloes during 1980s and
  • to establish a National Milk Grid which will link the rural milk sheds to the major demand centres with urban population of about 150 million.

Some of the notable achievements were

  • generation of funds amounting to Rs. 2323 millions through sale of gift commodities up to November, 1984,
  • expansion of handling capacities of four metro dairies from 31 lakh litres per day to 35 lakh litres per day by the end of October, 1984,
  • increase in the number of village cooperatives to 43,000 covering 4.25 million milk producers,
  • substantial increase in the production of milk powder,
  • putting 622 road and 87 rail milk tankers into service under National Milk Grid and establishment of godowns with a capacity of 3000 tons to store dairy commodities.
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