Bizarre Milk ATM opens in Indian-administered region of Jammu and Kashmir

Bizarre Milk ATM opens in Indian-administered region of Jammu and Kashmir

Authorities in the Indian-administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir have installed a milk ATM.

The coin-operated machine in the town of Pulwama allows locals to purchase fresh milk around the clock.

Authorities in the Indian-administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir have installed a milk ATM.

The coin-operated machine in the town of Pulwama allows locals to purchase fresh milk around the clock.

According to officials from the department of animal husbandry, the new machine can store 500 litres of milk which it maintains at 4-degrees centigrade.

To promote the unusual vending machine, authorities gave out 250 litres for free on Monday (March 15).

Jammu and Kashmir is a region administered by India and consists of the southern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947, and between India and China since 1962.