Saturday, September 22, 2012

No infrastructure, manpower for mobile vet units

Shared by Sri Sachin Kumar Agrawal
The New Indian Express, Sept 21, 2012

21st September 2012 11:49 AM
In a bid to promote livestock rearing and boost production of milk and other products in the backward and tribal-dominated regions, the State Government had decided to roll out mobile veterinary units in 10 districts, including Kalahandi.
 On September 16, 10 such units were launched in the district. Prior to this, three mobile vet units were launched in Thuamul Rampur, Narla and Dharamgarh blocks.
 The units would hold camps on a regular basis to not only check and diagnose diseases but also extend vaccination and artificial insemination (AI) services to the livestock population. They would also act as real-time disease surveillance agencies tracking down outbreaks in the early stages to initiate containment measures. The camps would be held for 20 days a month, covering every village.
 Each of the 10 units would have one doctor (a retired veterinarian), one livestock inspector and an assistant. The units would be equipped with medicines, vaccines, AI items and diagnostic apparatus. One of the major benefits would be disease surveillance. However, the officials concerned have reportedly made no arrangement to meet the additional requirement of staff and infrastructure for these units. This apart, the government is yet to supply the required medicines for these units.
Under these circumstances, the officials have decided to operate the units with the existing veterinary staff and medicine stock. CDVO Dhananjaya Das admitted to the shortcomings in smooth functioning of the units.
 “We have started this on a trial basis and a detailed road map will be drawn soon,” he said.

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