Landhi Dairy Colony

Landhi Dairy Colony (also known as "Bhains Colony" or "Landhi Cattle Colony"), is world’s largest "buffalo colony", located in Bin Qasim Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

History

The Landhi Dairy Colony (LDC), located in the suburbs of Karachi. It was established in 1958 within an area of 752 acres for 15,000 animals.

But, today it has about 1,500 farms spread over 1,600 acres. It has a dairy animals population of about 400,000 (around 95% buffaloes and 5% cows, as well as an unknown number of sheep and goats), with a daily yield of about four million liters of milk and 7,200 tones of dung making it world's largest dairy colony. Buffaloes are the biggest source of milk here, just as they are in rest of Pakistan. Individual farmers often own up to 200 animals each.

The majority of the milking animals in LDC are kept only for one lactation phase and consequently approximately 10 to 12 percent of the population is replaced every month. After the lactation period the majority of the animals are sold to breeders or for slaughter and only a few are kept by the dairy farmers for re-breeding. Most of the animals are brought to and from the animal rich districts of Punjab and Sindh.

Gobar Gas fired power plant

The first gobar gas fired power plant (25 MW) in Landhi Bhains Colony is on the cards. This will not only take care of a part of Bhains Colony dung - turning a negative feature into a positive one - but also yield 1,500 tons of natural fertilizer daily. [http://engineeringreview.com.pk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=2]

The project will resolve a significant environmental problem and simultaneously produce badly needed electricity in the city of Karachi, which is an immediate and pressing need. The importance and scale of the project is underscored by the inauguration of the project by H.E. Mr. Phil Goff, Minister for Trade, Government of New Zealand together with the Karachi City Nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal.

Other Cattle colonies in Karachi

# Al-Momin Cattle Colony, Gadap Town
# Nagori Cattle Colony, Super Highway
# Surjani Cattle Colony, New Karachi Town
# Bilal Cattle Colony, Korangi Industrial Area.

ee also

* Karachi Dairy Farmers Association (KDFA)

External links

* [http://engineeringreview.com.pk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=2 Dairy industry awaits modern inputs - Engineering Review]
* [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C07%5C12%5Cstory_12-7-2008_pg12_11 Rainy season linked disease in LDC - Daily Times]
* [http://enews.nzaid.govt.nz/index.php?id=177 Waste to energy' project launched in Pakistan - NewZAID]
* [http://125.209.91.254/CDGK/NewsDetails/tabid/255/NewsId/370/Default.aspx CITY GOVT. RESERVE 5 THOUSAND ACRE LAND FOR CATTLE COLONY IN MASTER PLAN 2020]