BANGALORE: The military dairy farms at Hebbal and Agaram - which house over 600 cattle - are in the process of being demolished to make way for hi-tech establishments. The two farms have been supplying milk to defence personnel and establishments all over Bangalore for over a century. Now, it's all going to be history.
In the bargain, state-owned Nandini will be richer by about Rs 25 lakh per month. The state cooperative will gain a lucrative outsourcing contract of supplying as much as 7,000 litre of milk per day to these establishments including the Army and Air Force Station at Jalahalli.
"Maintenance of these farms, growing fodder, rearing cattle and distributing milk, among other logistical requirements including human resource, have become impossible for the armed forces.
