Dairy farmers firm on strike, residents fear milk scarcity

Nashik | Sunday | 15th July, 2018

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The rest comes directly from cowsheds.“The milk supply by farmers to dairies for a day is over by preceding midnight. The remaining 10% comes from dairy firms in Jalgaon and Shahapur.“I came to know the about strike by the milk producing farmers on Sunday morning. As a result, we are on a strike from Monday,” he said.Nashik city needs 2 lakh litres of milk a day. Nashik: Milk supply to the city from various neighbouring districts is likely to be hit with dairy farmers going on a strike in support of their demands.About 65% of milk Nashik needs comes from districts such as Ahmednagar, Jalgaon and Thane. But keeping the strike in mind, I bought two litres in advance to avoid any inconvenience,” said Vaishali Desle, a homemaker..