Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan opens Milma milk powder factory at Moorkanad, Malappuram
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated Milma's milk powder factory at Moorkanad near Valanchery, Malappuram, on 24 December 2024.
Summary
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the milk powder factory of Milma's Malabar Regional Co-operative Milk Producers' Union at Moorkanad near Valanchery in Malappuram district on 24 December 2024. The Malabar union lists the Malappuram Dairy and Powder Plant as commissioned on 24 December 2024, with a processing capacity of 1,00,000 litres a day. The factory can produce 10 tonnes of milk powder a day by converting one lakh litres of milk. The Kerala Dairy Development Department gave ₹15 crore and NABARD provided ₹32.72 crore towards the project, with the rest met by the Malabar union.
Key facts
- Date
- 24 December 2024
- Location
- Moorkanad near Valanchery, Malappuram district, Kerala
- Operator
- Malabar Regional Co-operative Milk Producers' Union (Milma)
- Capacity
- 1,00,000 litres of milk a day; 10 tonnes of milk powder a day
- Funding
- Dairy Development Department ₹15 crore; NABARD ₹32.72 crore; rest by the Malabar union
- Inaugurated by
- Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Milma's milk powder factory inaugurated by the Kerala Chief Minister on 24 December 2024 is located at Moorkanad in which district?
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Correct answer: B — Malappuram
The Hindu/Malabar Milma: the milk powder factory is at Moorkanad near Valanchery in Malappuram district, commissioned on 24 December 2024.
How much milk can the Milma plant at Moorkanad, Kerala (commissioned in December 2024), process in a day?
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Correct answer: C — 1,00,000 litres
Malabar Milma/The Hindu: the plant's processing capacity is 1,00,000 litres a day; it converts one lakh litres of milk into 10 tonnes of milk powder a day.
Which unit of Milma set up the milk powder factory at Moorkanad, opened on 24 December 2024?
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Correct answer: D — Malabar Regional Co-operative Milk Producers' Union
Malabar Milma/The Hindu: the Malappuram Dairy and Powder Plant at Moorkanad is a unit of the Malabar Regional Co-operative Milk Producers' Union, which met most of the cost.