Karnataka Govt To Distribute Excess Milk For Free To The Poor During The Lockdown

Recently, videos of farmers dumping ripe musk melons and grapes into lake-beds went viral.

@narendramodi @BSYBJP I request you to buy the vegetables fruits form farmers and give it to the poor/labours instead of wasting there are many people starving hard for food at least we can help them giving. https://t.co/9ewQi497wY
— constancegonsalves28@ (@constancegonsa2) March 30, 2020

3/3- lives in the country so far.
However, reports of farmers dumping their entire produce into open fields to be buried and piles of vegetables lying waste have been emerging across the state. LINK – https://t.co/7ojdgxqx6v
— Rakesh Kr. Bhagat (@kumar56p) April 1, 2020

Reportedly, dairy farmers are also throwing away more than a thousand litres of milk into river canals as they are facing problems in transporting the products to the markets due to the lockdown.

Over 1500 litres of milk thrown in chikkodi in North karnataka as it couldn’t be distributed.

Diaries which were buying at Rs 32 per litre now saying will pay only Rs 15. @deepab18 reports.

Will the Karnataka Govt intervene to protect its farmers?#Corona #21daysLockdownIndia pic.twitter.com/uId3a88sQt
— Marya Shakil (@maryashakil) March 31, 2020

After seeing the current situation, Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa said that the state government has decided to purchase excess milk produced by the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) to distribute it amongst the poor people, residing in the slum areas through urban local bodies, till 14th of April.

Karnataka is distributing 7 lakh lites of milk every day to the poor: https://t.co/DB3HXD2YXc https://t.co/DFOPCWX3WP
— Mathang Seshagiri (@mathangcito) April 2, 2020

According to reports, on Thursday, the CM, himself, visited Aswanth Nagar and handed milk packets to the poor, free of cost. During his visit, he was accompanied by Dy CM C N Ashwath Narayan, minister Shivaram Hebbar and health officials.

On Wednesday, the state government also stated that measures are being taken to ensure uninterrupted supply of food grains and vegetables in the state. As of now, more than 120 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Karnataka.

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