Agriculture Minister Badal laid the foundation stone of Goumuktidham, which is being started at the divisional level as a pilot project by the Government of the State. He said on the occasion that under the leadership of Chief Minister, Hemant Soren, efforts are on to give shape to several schemes to make the farmers and cattle breeders of the State economically prosperous. The foundation was laid at Animal Husbandry Bhavan, Hesag.
Addressing the officials and cattle breeders on the occasion Badal said that along with Goumuktidham at the divisional level, Goumuktidham will also be constructed in all the districts. “In this regard, the process of marking the land available has been started by the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of all the districts. Soon we are going to arrange an ambulance for the veterinary hospital. This will be a major achievement in the field of animal husbandry. Along with this, the Government is going to upgrade 100 animal hospitals of the State to make them model animal hospitals and it is being ensured that doctors are available 24 hours in the hospital,” he added.
The Agriculture Minister said that soon Animal Husbandry University will also be set up in the state. He said that at present 42,000 families are involved in milk production. Our target is to link 1,00,000 families with milk production. Along with this, the government aims to ensure the production of 1.8 lakh liters of milk produced in the state at present up to 5 lakh litres.
Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperation, Abu Bakar Siddiqui said that animal vaccination is very less in the State and it is necessary for all to coordinate between the supply of vaccination as per the demand. He said that they should connect more and more voluntary organizations with trained people to the vaccination program. He said that go and tell people the benefits of vaccination, make them aware and make them understand that prevention is the only solution. If animals are to be saved, then it is necessary to take care of animals like humans, so that they too can be saved from disease, he added.
The departmental secretary said that farmers should be made aware about artificial insemination, explaining to them that hybrid quality is achieved through artificial insemination. It is the responsibility of the department to organize an awareness campaign at the village level.
Giving detailed information about the programme, Animal Husbandry Director, Shashi Prakash Jha said that a two-day animal health camp is organized in every panchayat by the Animal Husbandry Department in the State along with this, various programs are organized for milk collection in each district. He said that the incentive amount of Rs 2 per liter is given to milk producers by the department, due to which there has been an unprecedented increase of 40 per cent in milk collection. He gave detailed information about the A to Z program regarding animal husbandry and dairy.
The Agriculture Secretary launched a website for the cattle breeders of the State. Through this website, all kinds of information related to the livestock of the cattle rearers of the state will be available. This fair will continue till February 2 in Hesag, after which from February 3 fairs will be organized in all the districts.
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Experiential Learning Trip by SBPS
To go beyond the four walls of the classroom, an experiential learning trip was organized for the students of Sarala Birla Public School, Ranchi. Students were taken to the National Institute of Secondary Agriculture and Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha. In ICAR the students of Std. IX and XI (Science) got an exposure regarding the process of Lac production. They also visited the museum and witnessed the samples of Lac insects. Apart from this the students of Humanities stream got an opportunity to know about how assemblies and sessions are conducted in the Vidhan Sabha. The students penned down the information for preparing projects on the same. It was an enriching learning experience for the students. School Head Personnel and Admin Dr. Pradip Varma appreciated the efforts of the school for providing such an exposure to enhance their knowledge. Principal Paramjit Kaur encouraged the children to participate in such trips and added that such experiential trips provide a new perspective of learning through experience that ignites the imagination and curiosity level of the students.
PARADISE continues social work
Needy pregnant women (Over 35 in number) living in Bhusur, Lal Khatanga, Hudwa, Garkhatanga and surrounding areas were provided necessary medical check-up, free medicines, nutritional facilities by the Paradise Society. Villages covered were Bandhua, Nachaldaag, Lalkhatanga, Bhusur village. The total project cost was Rs 50,000. To make this project successful M/s Premsons Motors Udyog Pvt. Ltd and Asha Sansthan played a crucial role.