Times News NetworkKanpur: In two major operations ahead of Rakshabandhan, the Food Safety and Drug Administration department on Wednesday seized and destroyed nearly seven quintals of khoya and 150 litres of adulterated milk worth around Rs 2.47 lakh. The actions were carried out in Ghatampur and near Govind Nagar railway station.The first raid was conducted at Paras village in Ghatampur tehsil, where the department team found khoya being prepared and stored in extremely unhygienic conditions.The team destroyed around 200 kg of khoya, estimated to be worth Rs 64,000, and 150 litres of mixed milk valued at approximately Rs 8,250. Samples of the khoya, mixed milk and skimmed milk powder were collected and sent to a laboratory for testing.In the second operation, the department acted on information that a large consignment of khoya was being brought to Kanpur by the Etawah-Kanpur Passenger train. A mobile food safety squad reached the outer area of Govind Nagar railway station, where around 500 kg of khoya was found packed in dirty sacks and lying by the roadside, exposed to rain.According to people present at the spot, the khoya had been unloaded from the passenger train and two persons were attempting to load it onto an auto-rickshaw. However, the two men fled after seeing the food safety officials. The khoya was emitting a foul smell. The entire 500-kg consignment, estimated to be worth Rs 1.75 lakh, was subsequently taken to the waste disposal site in Govind Nagar and destroyed.
