Kanpur, July 16: In a move to curb flow of adulterated milk in this industrial city, district administration ill issue photo identity card to milkmen.”In order to identify the milkmen, who sell adulterated milk, district administration is working on a proposal to register them and issue them I-cards,” Mukesh Meshram, District Magistrate, Kanpur, told PTI.
The move has been proposed to keep a record of real identity of milkmen, who come from various parts of the state, and give fake identity in case of a raid.
The step will facilitate in taking action against them if found guilty, Meshram added.Harmful chemicals like urea, caustic soda and formalin are mixed in the milk which is later being supplied in the city.
The move comes in the wake of a raid conducted on Rawatpur railway station last Saturday in which about 6,000 liters of adulterated milk was found. Fearing arrest, milkmen fled the spot leaving the milk behind.
“On July 10 when the passenger train full of milkmen was raided on Rawatpur station, hundreds of milkmen ran away leaving 20,000 litres of milk behind.
About 6,000 litres of the milk was found adulterated,” city magistrate H P Shahi said.As the milkmen do not give their real identity, police is unable to trace them after the raid. Issuance of I-card will solve this problem, Meshram said.An estimated 10,000 milkmen from various districts come to the city daily and sell milk.
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