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Defence Food Research Laboratory to open new campus at Hebbal
New Delhi, August 26, 2010
The Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) has decided to open a new campus at Hebbal, about 18 km away from its main campus at Sriddartha Nagar, Mysore in Karnataka.
Defence Minister A K Antony informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply to a question yesterday that a sum of Rs. 17 crore had been allocated for the development of the new campus.
Mr Antony said DFRL had developed energy capsules for the Defence Forces at the request of 102 Infantry Brigade, 14 Corps. This honey-based capsule has natural medicinal properties and 12 months of shelf life. Iit provides 108 Kcal per 30 gm, and it is ready to eat, he added.
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