visakha dairy

The Visakhapatnam Rajya Sabha MP, GVL Narasimha Rao, wrote to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, requesting that he confer the Padma Shri posthumously on the late Adari Tulasi Rao, the Chairman of visakha dairy. Rao wrote that Tulasi Rao was instrumental in protecting the character of the Sairy as a milk producers’ organization, and that his work has helped visakha dairy become a successful farmers’ organization.

Speaking to TOI, visakha dairy managing director S V Ramana said, "We want to reduce our dependence on power.Since our industry caters to highly perishable goods, power is an important factor for us.".

Thirty-five-year-old Shanesh Rao working at the visakha dairy milk parlour near the district collectorate is a busy man these days as customers throng his shop to grab a packet of cool buttermilk or lassi to quench their thirst.

Visakhapatnam's dairy chairman, Tulasi Rao, passed away on Wednesday evening after a long battle with illness. He was 85 years old. He was born in Yalamanchili, Andhra Pradesh, in 1939. He worked in several political parties before joining the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in the early 1980s. He was first elected Chairman of the dairy in 1986 and held the post until his death.

Speaking to media persons here on Saturday, Tulasi Rao said they are preparing an action plan for exporting dairy products.

VISAKHAPATNAM: Even as the state government initiated an inquiry into rice coupons that were signed by Visakhapatnam Telugu Desam (rural) president and visakha dairy chairman A Tulasi Rao, the latter has described the controversy as a creation of his rivals within and outside the dairy.

Two months have elapsed since visakha dairy took up the initiative to provide plastic collection bins in their units located in and around the city.

VISAKHAPATNAM: Telugu Desam Party (TDP),Visakhapatnam (rural) president and visakha dairy chairman Adari Tulasi Rao has been accused of misusing Food-for-Work (FFW) rice by issuing rice coupons and thereby violating rules.

The state industries and information technology minister Gudivada Amaranth alleged that Janasena chief Pavan Kalyan is trying to divert the public's attention from Visakha Garjana to be held on October 15 by visiting Vizag on the same day.

The north coastal Andhra workers of the Andhra Pradesh Milk Production Union, which is affiliated to AITUC, staged a massive dharna in front of the visakha dairy premises here at Gajuwaka on Thursday demanding minimum wages for the staff.

HYDERABAD: The continuation of Vijaya visakha dairy chairman A Tulasi Rao despite reports of alleged irregularities committed by him, raised a furore in the Assembly even as the chief minister defended him claiming that the dairy was functioning with utmost efficiency under Rao’s leadership.

There will be no drinking water supply in some areas of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation GVMC) from 9 am on March 14 to 9 am on March 16 due to repair works on the main pipeline from Meghadrigedda reservoir to Nathayyapalem, said an official release on Monday.

Wind-cum-solar powered streetlights will illuminate parts of Yelamanchili town in Visakhapatnam district by February-end. As many as 210 streetlights in the town will get power from solar and wind energy.

Small dairy farms in the region run by farmers are running dry thanks to the steep increase in cattle feed prices.

Milk yield has fallen sharply by around 20% in the districts of Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam and Vizianagaram with scarcity of fodder, due to incessant rains, affecting cattle.