Kupwara : Director, Animal Husbandry Department Kashmir, Dr Ashfaq Ahmed Kailam, visited District Kupwara to review departmental achievements, ongoing developmental initiatives and infrastructure.
He was accompanied by Deputy Director Poultry, Dr Intisar Amin Makhdoomi.
The Director visited a dairy farm at Vodhpora Handwara before reaching the CAHO Complex, Kupwara, where Dr Abas Rashid Bhat, Technical Officer to CAHO Kupwara, presented a comprehensive overview of the district’s profile, achievements, ongoing schemes and developmental initiatives.
The Director thereafter chaired an interactive meeting with sectoral officers, Block Veterinary Officers (BVOs) and Veterinary Assistant Surgeons (VASs), during which various departmental activities, implementation of government schemes and field-level challenges were discussed.
The Director also visited the District Veterinary Hospital (DVH), Kupwara, where Superintendent DVH, Dr Sheikh Zahoor Ahmed, briefed him on the functioning and facilities of the hospital. Disease Investigation Officer, Dr Lateef Ahmed Bhat, provided a detailed briefing on the functioning of the disease investigation laboratory, its diagnostic facilities and related activities.
Later, the Director visited the Poultry Rearing Space (PRS) at Shumnag, where PDO Kupwara, Dr Naseer Ahmed, briefed him on infrastructure development, available facilities and ongoing initiatives at the unit.
As part of the field visit, the Director also inspected the Satellite Heifer Rearing Unit at Sonthipora, Kralpora, to assess the progress of livestock development and dairy-sector initiatives.
The visit underscored the department’s commitment to strengthening veterinary healthcare, improving diagnostic services, developing poultry infrastructure and ensuring effective implementation of government schemes for the welfare and socio-economic upliftment of farming communities in District Kupwara.
