AHD Kishtwar organizes veterinary treatment cum awareness Camp at Village Gulabgarh

Kishtwar : Continuing its effort to provide doorstep veterinary facilities to farmers particularly in far-flung areas, the Department of Animal Husbandry Kishtwar on Friday organized Awareness cum Treatment Camp at Village Gulabgarh of Block Paddar under the aegis of Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCA to SCSP).
A large number of animal breeders, general Public and PRIs of the area participated in the camp.
Chief Animal Husbandry Officer Dr. Sanjay Kumar Sen was the main campaigner of the event accompanied by Veterinary officers of the area.
The District Development Council member Hari KrishanChouhan was the Chief Guest.
The CAHO Kishtwar educated the local Public of the area about different livestock sector schemes and Veterinary services provided by the Department. The Public was also apprised about the benefits of frozen semen technology for animal breeding (Artificial Insemination) which, he said, was the main highlight & important pillar of the Animal Husbandry Department.
The Public was informed about the availability of frozen semen technology in the nearby Veterinary Centers for Artificial Insemination free of cost under Nationwide Artificial Insemination Program (NAIP).
To boost the local milk production of their animals, people from the Schedule Caste community were given free of cost medicines, mineral mixtures, calcium, supplements, Dewormers in addition to vaccination and the general treatment.
They were also educated about different beneficial schemes of the Department like KCC, Livestock Insurance etc. The people were asked to co-operate & get themselves benefitted by various schemes of the Department.
In his address, the DDC CouncilorPaddar and other Public Representatives of the area demanded the establishment of Yak Breeding Farm in Padder for preserving the local Yak Breed. Further. They thanked Dr. S.K Sen (CAHO Kishtwar) for organizing the Awareness cum Treatment Camp at Gulabgarh village.
Later, the CAHO visited Veterinary Dispensary Massu and inspected the newly Constructed building taken over by the Department. CAHO Kishtwar took first hand appraisal of the Departmental activitiesand interacted with the Public and PRIs of Massu area.