Modi was at Deodar in Banaskantha district to dedicate the over Rs 610 crore dairy project of Banas Dairy, which includes a 48-tonne per day potato processing plant.
Prime Minister Modi is in his home state of Gujarat on a three-day visit to the state from Monday to take part in several programmes.
Modi on Tuesday inaugurated and publicly dedicated the newly constructed Banas Dairy Plant at Sanadar near Deodar, spread over 151 acres.
Along with this he also inaugurated a potato processing and production unit as well as Doodhwani Community Radio Station (FM 90.4).
The Prime Minister said, I feel indebted to you (Banaskantha), I am bound to you as an MP. My happiness multiplies by participating in this public dedication program.
On December 22 last year, Modi had also laid the foundation stone of Dairy Complex at UP State Industrial Development Authority Food Park, Karkhiyan, Varanasi.
The Varanasi plant is spread over 30 acres of land and the entire dairy project will cost around Rs 475 crore and will have the facility to process 5 lakh liters of milk per day.
Modi also electronically inaugurated expansion of a cheese plant and a whey plant in Palanpur, an organic fertilizer and bio-CNG plant at Dama and electronic foundation stone of four new biogas plants at Khimna, Ratanpur, Bhildi, Radhanpur and Thawar. Did. All these projects are apart from Banas Dairy, Banaskantha.
The projects which were publicly dedicated today are a classic example of our traditional strength, the Prime Minister said. Banas Dairy not only provides the best variety of potato seeds to the farmers but also gives better price for the cultivated potato. It has opened a new door for the farmers to earn money.
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