Mangaluru fuel station offers customers buttermilk to beat the heat

MANGALURU: With temperature soaring in

coastal districts

, a fuel station in Mangaluru has come up with a

novel idea

to help its customers

beat the heat

.

Customers queuing up in front of the fuel station can quench their thirst by sipping unlimited cups of buttermilk.

Shivanand Prabhu of Prabhu Service Station on Balmatta-Kankanady road came up with the unique idea on grounds that buttermilk is healthier than aerated drinks.

Mangaluru recorded a maximum of 37 degree C on Wednesday.