Tribune News Service

Patiala, May 31

The Municipal Corporation here today allotted plots to over 73 dairy farmers for shifting their dairies to Ablowal village.

The move comes even as many of the dairy farmers have declared that they won’t shift their dairies to the village.

The Municipal Corporation, as part of a survey conducted in 2018, had identified 141 dairy farms in the city. Of these, 83 had applied for allotment of plots in Ablowal village under Guru Nanak Dev Dairy project.

Officials concerned said around 10 of the applicants had less than 10 cattle and they were not considered in the second phase.

They will be considered for the allotment in third phase, they said, adding that the remaining 73 were required to deposit five per cent of the total cost of the plot to the MC as earnest money within 15 days.

The project includes 134 plots, of which 42 were allotted to dairy operators in the first phase.

The allottees will be allowed to carry out construction on their plots and they require to shift to the new site by November 30.

MC officials said many dairy farmers had shown reluctance in shifting to the new project, “but they have decided to shift to other locations outside the city within the allotted time”.

Move to new site

Municipal Corporation officials said the allottees would be allowed to carry out construction on their plots and they required to shift to the new site by November 30.

Reluctant farmers

Many dairy farmers had shown reluctance in shifting to the new project, “but they have decided to shift to other locations outside the city within the allotted time”, said MC officials.