GPS installed on vehicles supplying ghee to Tirupati temple, now there will be complete monitoring

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GPS installed on vehicles supplying ghee to Tirupati temple, now there will be complete monitoring

GPS installed in trucks supplying ghee

The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) has installed GPS on its vehicles used to supply ghee to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which manages the Tirupati temple. The move comes in the wake of a controversy over the alleged use of animal fat in Tirupati temple laddus.

Supply of Nandini Ghee restored

KMF Managing Director M K Jagadeesh said the supply of Nandini ghee has been restored after the TTD awarded it a tender a month ago. ‘Nandini’ is a popular brand of the Karnataka Milk Federation.

Where do the vehicles stop? You will find out

KMF Managing Director Jagadeesh said, “We have restored the supply of ghee (to TTD) a month ago. We have installed GPS systems and geo-location devices on the vehicles so that we can track their stops. The aim is to ensure that there is no adulteration.”

Got contract to supply 350 tonnes of ghee

GPS (Global Positioning System) is used to find the actual location of a vehicle. According to him, ‘KMF has got a contract to supply 350 tonnes of ghee. He said, “We will supply ghee whenever required.”

Animal fat and fish oil found in ghee

Citing laboratory reports on Friday, the TTD said the ghee contained animal fat and other impurities. TTD Executive Officer J Shyamala Rao said laboratory tests had revealed the presence of animal fat and pig fat in selected samples and the board was in the process of blacklisting the contractor who supplied the “adulterated” ghee.

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