COLOMBO : The Cabinet of Ministers approved the importation of 4,200 dairy cows on Monday Sept,6 at its weekly meeting .
The contract for the importation will be given to five private companies to increase the production of liquid milk in the country.
According to the cabinet decision,the importers will be provided with 2771 acres of abandoned land belonging to the Janatha Estate Development Board and the Livestock Development Board to maintain dairy herds, Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage said.
The Minister made this observation joining the weekly cabinet media briefing held today at the Government Information Department.