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Milk chilling machine bought by cooperative lies unused

March 8, 2025
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JAJARKOT: The chilling vat machine purchased by a cooperative for milk collection has remained unused in Jajarkot district.

The chilling vat purchased by Panchase Multipurpose Cooperative of Nalgad Municipality-5 has been brought into operation, while the similar machine purchased by Kasturi Multipurpose Cooperative in Bheri Municipality-4 has not been brought into use.

Four years ago, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development under the Karnali Province government gave Rs. 5 million each to purchase the chilling vat machine required for milk collection for the two chilling centres of the two cooperatives.

According to Raju KC, manager of Kasturi Multipurpose Cooperative, the cooperative had purchased the chilling vat with a capacity of 2,000 litres. The cooperative targeted to purchase 2,000 litres of milk with a plan to supply 500 litres of milk to the district headquarters, Khalanga, and 1,000 litres to Surkhet and 500 litres for making butter and chhurpi.

However, they were unable to bring the machine into use as they failed to find consumers for 2,000 litres of milk.  Now Kasturi Multipurpose Cooperative is trying buy a smaller machine.

“Discussions are underway with the Animal Hospital and Animal Service Office to purchase a small machine and bring it into operation,” KC said.

Chief of the Animal Hospital and Animal Service Office Kapil Prasad Upadhyay said that Kasturi Multipurpose Cooperative and Panchase Multipurpose Cooperative purchased chilling vat machines in the same fiscal year.