Haryana

• 17 Feb 2023

Animal Treatment Ambulance Service will be Started in the State on the Lines of Dial 112

Why In News?

On February 15, 2023, Haryana's Animal Husbandry and Dairy Minister JP Dalal said on the occasion of Radio Kisan Divas program organized by All India Radio Hisar that animal treatment ambulance service will be started soon on the lines of State's Dial 112 scheme.

Key points

• Minister JP Dalal said that the animal treatment ambulance service to be started to reduce the risk in animal husbandry business will be centralized, for which a helpline number will be issued.
• The Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister said that initially 200 ambulances will be deployed for animal treatment ambulance service, in which veterinary doctors and staff as well as essential medicines will be available.
• He said that a message would be sent to the ambulance of the nearest place by the cattle rearer on the helpline demanding medical ambulance service.
• Under this scheme, the time taken by the ambulance to reach the cattle rearer, the quality of treatment and the feedback of the cattle rearer, etc. will also be monitored.
• The Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister also felicitated progressive farmers from across the state on the occasion. He called upon the farmers to, fruits, flowers, horticulture production, animal husbandry and fisheries adopt occupations like vegetables so that their income can increase.