Investment

Skimmed Milk Powder

Location:	Bara/Nawalparasi
Product/Capacity:	a) Skimmed Milk Powder  1350 MT
	b) Butter  1100 MT
Project cost:	Fixed assets investment                   NRs. 214.5 million
	Working capital (at 100% capacity)  NRs. 45.0 million
	Total Project Cost                           NRs. 259.5 million
Annual working days:	300 days
Market:	Domestic
Major Input Requirement:
Raw materials (milk):	15 million liter
Others (detergent and chemical, packaging material)
Utilities:	Electricity 750 KVA, 440V, 50 HZ, Ac. Steam supply on site 3 nos. boilers of 1000 kg/hr capacity. Water supplied from the tube wells dug within the plant premises.
Technology/Process:	The production process of milk powder involves Pre- heating of milk Cream separation Pasteurization Evaporation Spray drying Packing and storing and distribution. The separated cream is used for making butter.
Employment:	61 persons
Environmental Aspect:	The main wastes discharged to the environment through industry are chemicals containing water, butter, and milk. The effluent mainly contain milk constitutes such as a protein, lactose, fat and inorganic salts. In fresh milk these are present in solution and colloidal suspension or as an emulsion. But in an effluent the state in which they occur depend on the treatment procedures. It can thus be said that reduction of such wastes at source is an important aspect for the dairy plant. Dairy Industry requires initial Environment Examination (IEE)