KISHTWAR: A Mega Awareness Camp was organized by the Department of Animal Husbandry Kishtwar at far-flung village Cherjee Dool of Nagseni Block, the other day.
Public Representatives of the area and around 100 Farmers including female farmers participated in this camp.
Chief Animal Husbandry Officer Dr. Sanjay Kumar Sen was the main campaigner of the event accompanied by Staff of CAHO office along with the staff of the concerned Veterinary Centers and A-HELP (Pashu Sakhis)
The public was educated about the ongoing HADP and the flagship schemes of the Department like IDDS, IPDP etc.
The Educated unemployed youths were urged to come forward and take benefits of these schemes to generate livelihood for themselves and others too.
The local public was informed about the availability of Frozen Semen and Sex Sorted frozen semen technology in the nearby Veterinary Centers for Artificial Insemination and up-gradation of local cattle breeds.
During the camp, the farmers 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.
The public Representative of the village appreciated the efforts put forth by the Chief Animal Husbandry Officer Kishtwar for organizing such kind of Awareness camps in the far flung areas and thanked the Department for uplifting the socio- economic status of the public and further asked the Department that full cooperation will be extended for achieving the benefits extended under different various schemes by the Department & requested to conduct such camps in future as well.