The Mamata Banerjee government has sought IIT Kharagpur’s technical support for proper preservation and packaging of Mihidana and Sitabhog so that the popular sweets from Burdwan can be exported to domestic as well as international markets. “We have got the report and we are looking into it on how to implementing the proposals,” East Burdwan district magistrate Vijay Bharti said. An expert team headed by IIT Kharagpur professor H.M. Mishra had visited Burdwan three months ago and met representatives of the sweet manufacturers’ body. Now, the plan is to train the sweet manufacturers in preservation and packaging. “Negotiation is on with IIT Kharagpur on cost involvement,” said a district administrative official.

Source: The Telegraph January 24, 2020 18:33 UTC