Animal Husbandry Department will Prepare 200 Animal Ambulances on the Lines of Dial 112

• 03 Jul 2023

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On July 1, 2023, Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister J.P. Speaking at the inauguration of the Haryana Animal Science Centre set up by Luwas Hisar at Behal in the Bhiwani district of the state, Dalal said the animal husbandry department is preparing 200 ambulances on the lines of police PCR's Dial 112.

Key Points:

• In order to increase the income of the farmers, the state government is promoting schemes like animal husbandry, fisheries, and horticulture in addition to traditional farming so that the farmers can become prosperous by adopting them, so ambulances are being prepared.
• The department has procured 70 veterinary ambulances and 130 ambulances are to be procured. A toll-free number will be given to them, on which the animal keeper will get medical care for the sick animal at his home, doorstep.
• The Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister said that due to the schemes implemented in the animal husbandry sector, Haryana has come second in the country in milk production. Most of the schemes implemented by the state government are related to the upliftment and development of the farmer.
• The state government has ensured the purchase of the farmer's produce at MSP, besides meeting other needs including fertilizers, and seeds at the time of sowing the crop. Apart from this, farming has been made risk-free by giving full compensation to the crops damaged by natural disasters.
• On this occasion, the Agriculture Minister said that to promote agriculture in the Loharu region, where canals have been repaired and new canals have been built. At the same time, efforts have been made to deliver water to the tail.
• He said that the centre to be built at Behal in Bhiwani would prove to be a milestone for the farmers and cattle rearers of the area. Now people will not have to go to Hisar for animal treatment.
• The animal husbandry will have full facilities for X-ray, ultrasound, surgery, and gynaecology for various diseases of animals in this centre. In addition, the centre will produce animals of such breeds while working on the technology of ETT (Imbro Transfer Technology). This will give more milk and improve the breed. This is the third such centre in the state, in which all these facilities are available.