Milk Producers in Coimbatore dissatisfied Over Rs1/L Incentive
Milk producers supplying to cooperative networks in and around Coimbatore have expressed dissatisfaction with the government’s recent decision to provide only an additional ₹1 per litre incentive for milk supplies, saying it fails to adequately address rising input costs and delayed payments critical to livelihoods in the dairy sector. The additional ₹1 per litre incentive…
Breast milk bank ATM opened at private hospital in Coimbatore
A mother’s breast milk bank ATM was opened at Sri Ramakrishna Rural Health Center at Pachapalayam in Coimbatore on Sunday to encourage lactating mothers to provide their milk to infants in need of it. A release said the facility, which functions round the clock, will be a convenient and secure platform for lactating mothers to…
Farmers in Coimbatore seek release of electricity connections to all
Coimbatore-based Farmers Association has appealed to Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) to release agri service connections to all applicants without further delay. P. Kandasamy, secretary of the Association, said in a press release that farmers applied for agri electricity connection under different categories – tatkal, normal and self finance scheme. Though the Tamil…