Hi-tech Aavin parlour to come up at RS Puram

Coimbatore: Municipal administration minister SP Velumani on Friday laid foundation stone for the district’s first hi-tech Aavin parlour that would come up at RS Puram in the city at an estimated Rs 1.20 crore.
R Ravikumar, general manager, Aavin Coimbatore, said, “Unlike the other Aavin stalls, it would be completely air-conditioned, 3,306sqft big, could accommodate 25 to 30 people at a time and have facilities for them to eat. There will be separate parking and children’s play areas. We are planning to open the parlour in March next year.”
The minister, in a statement, said Aavin’s milk procurement and sale have increased in the state in the recent times. “Aavin has been procuring 1.90 lakh litres milk from dairy farmers in the district and another 1.13 lakh litres from Tirupur. The sale of milk has increased to 1.60 lakh litres from 1.42 lakh litres last year. The sale of other dairy products has touched Rs 1.60 crore a month from Rs 1 crore last year.”
He said temporary and mobile Aavin stalls were being set up to ensure easy availability of milk and other dairy products for the people in containment areas. According to him, 27 kiosks, each at a cost of Rs 5.50 lakh, were being set up in the district.
Ravikumar said monthly milk cards could be obtained online from Saturday by logging on to www.aavincoimbatore.com and people need not visit the Aavin regional office to obtain the same. He said the arrangement has been made as people were finding it difficult to visit the office in the absence of public transportation. TNN