The State Government has upgraded 10 veterinary dispensaries as ‘veterinary hospitals’ in the State, officials stated.
At the same time, the Government has also approved 32 new posts of various cadres for these hospitals.
This includes 10 posts each of Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Assistant Veterinary Regional Officer, Compounder and two each of sanitation worker and guard.
livestock Development Department Officials informed that following dispensaries have been upgraded as hospitals- Veterinary Dispensary Navagarh in Janjgir-Champa district, Veterinary Dispensary Uparwara in Raipur district, Veterinary Dispensary Bodri in Bilaspur district, Veterinary Dispensary Bhanwarpur in Mahasamund district, Veterinary Dispensary Tumdibod in Rajnandgaon district, Veterinary Dispensary Ahiwara in Durg district, Veterinary Dispensary Bori in Durg district, Veterinary Dispensary Indori in Kabeerdham district, Veterinary Dispensary Orchha in Rajnandgaon district, and Veterinary Dispensary Mardapal Kondagaon district.
Officials informed that after upgrading as Veterinary Hospitals, services of veterinary doctors (assistant veterinary surgeon) have been facilitated in these institutions.
The Chhattisgarh Government has established a host of ‘Control Rooms’ for vaccination drive launched for livestock in various districts of State.
Every year, a month-long restrictive vaccination drive is organized in Chhattisgarh in the month of June-July to save livestock from contagious seasonal diseases, officials stated.
This year, this vaccination drive has commenced from June 25, officials stated.
Under this drive, vaccination teams hold camps in villages to vaccinate livestock there.
These teams also go door-to-door to ensure that each and every farm animal is vaccinated.
The drive focuses on vaccination of cows, buffalos, goats, roosters, and swines.
livestock Development Department Officials has informed that last year that 2.65 lakh vaccinations for various diseases was provided under the drive. This year, target to provide 2.75 crore vaccinations has been set.
Officials informed that this drive is conducted for saving cattle from common geo-viral diseases caused during rainy season such as diphtheria, anthrax etc.
Officials informed that participation of Gram Panchayats is ensured for conducting the vaccination drive effectively.
The State livestock Department held as many as 33,157 camps during the last three years for treatment and vaccination of domestic animals and poultry in the State.
The camps were held in various veterinary hospitals and clinics, officials stated.
Just for the record, the cumulative population of sheep and goat in Chhattisgarh stood at 33.91 lakh as per the 18th cattle census which is 17 per cent more than the previous year, Animal Husbandry Department officials here informed.
The State Government’s Animal Husbandry Development Department conducted a state-wide vaccination drive recently to save goats from PPR disease (a disease caused in goats by viral infection) and have vaccinated nearly 29.30 lakh goats free of cost. Under this drive, total 1576 vaccination teams were formed that visited 17,255 villages across the State to vaccinate the goats.