One-day animal-bird fair-cum-exhibition was organised by District Animal Husbandry Department at Koderma Block ground on Thursday. Chief Guest Chhaviranjan Deputy Commissioner, guest of honour Mahesh Rai District Board Chairman and other guests inaugurated the exhibition with lighting the deep. Chandra Deo Prasad, District Animal and Husbandry Officer delivered the welcome speech and spoke on the motto of the fair.
He also briefed about different running schemes of the department. Addressing the programme DC Chhaviranjan expressed the need of cleanliness and hygiene for better health of livestock. The DC also advised beneficiaries to treat domestic animals as their family members. He instructed to maintain full transparency in the selection of beneficiaries of different Government schemes. Proper treatment and care of livestock was also focused by DC Ranjan.
Mahesh Rai, District Board chairman emphasised on rearing cows and goats for economical growth while addressing the programme. He also trusted upon the different Government schemes and demanded to shift BDO Prabhash Kumar Dutta, Koderma Pramukh Rajkumar Yadav, Deputy Pramukh Vijay Singh, Mukhiya Charadih Mahesh Yadav, Mukhiya Jhumari Mahadeo Ram and others also expressed their views on the fair.
Programme was anchored by Ashwini Kumar Sinha while Pankaj Kumar delivered vote of thanks. Altogether ten stalls from different departments were set up at the exhibition venue. Departments made available free medicines through the stalls to cattle-rearers. Cattle –rearers were awarded for their cattle at the exhibition. As many as 23 beneficiaries were donated four she-goats with one he goat under ‘vidhwa samman Yajana’ (Widowed Recognition Scheme).