World Milk Day celebrated at SGIDT

Pashu Sandesh, 02 June 2019

Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Dairy Technology (SGIDT) celebrated World Milk Day on June 1, 2019. A camp was organized and flavoured milk was distributed among the children in the Dalit colony near Jagdeopath to create awareness about the benefits of milk consumption.  Students of the institute participated in a debate and song competition to commemorate the occasion.

A milk day lecture was organized in which Dr J B Prajapati, Principal and Dean, SMC College of Dairy Science, Anand, Gujarat presented the minutiae of Indian Dairy sector. Dr Rameshwar Singh, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna chaired the session and emphasized the role of the dairy sector which is expected to increase many folds in the near future. In the beginning, Dr B. S. Beniwal, Dean, SGIDT delivered the welcome address. All senior officers of the University attended the lecture