MORIGAON, April 7 -- Sitajakhala Milk Co -operative Society, which is the biggest milk production centre in Morigaon district, has been facing serious financial challenges due to the ongoing 21-day lockdown across the country.
According to Puspadhar Das, vice chairman of Sitajakhala Milk Cooperative Society, the ongoing lockdown following the COVID-19 pandemic has affected operation of this milk co-operative society in multiple ways.
The daily procurement target of Sitajakhala Milk Co-operative Society is generally 17,000 to 18,000 litres per day. On March 22, due to confusion regarding the lockdown, milk could not be procured.
Since no dairy farmer could collect feed or cattle fodder, hence the Society has had to incur loss to the tune ...