Sikkim Milk Union condoles demise of Dr Verghese Kurien

GANGTOK, 10 Sept: The Sikkim Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd has expressed deep grief on the demise of Dr. Verghese Kurien, the father of the white revolution.
Dr Kurien laid the foundation for 'operation flood' at Anand in Gujarat by starting Milk Produce Co-operative Society which later spread across the nation including Sikkim.
A press release from the cooperative mentions, the then Chairman of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Dr Kurien paid a visit to Sikkim in 1977, which resulted in the birth of the Sikkim Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd.
“The Sikkim Milk Union remembers his contributions to the dairy farmers of the state of Sikkim. We offer tributes to this great man and express our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family”, the release states.