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KCR launches mobile vet ambulances
Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Friday launched a 100-strong fleet of animal mobile ambulances aimed at complementing the State government’s welfare programmes for empowerment of castes involved in conventional and traditional occupations.
Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Friday launched a 100-strong fleet of animal mobile ambulances aimed at complementing the State government’s welfare programmes for empowerment of castes involved in conventional and traditional occupations.
Launching the ambulance fleet at People’s Plaza, the Chief Minister said no other State in the country had made such a concerted effort to ensure veterinary care for livestock. “The government has always dreamt of a vibrant rural economy which is economically independent, and the dream is now coming true,” he said.
“The Yadav community (shepherds) are in vast numbers across the State, about 30 lakh in population. But we are forced to import 650 truckloads of livestock into the State. This is shameful. We are also dependent on States like Karnataka and Gujarat for milk. We procure close to eight lakh litres from these States,” the Chief
Minister said.
Referring to the various programmes launched by the government, he said the government was focussing on developing Kheti Badi (farming and animal rearing) in the State. Shepherds, farmers and fishermen are our true human resources, he said.
The Chief Minister said, ``So far, 18,74,000 sheep had been given away as part of the State government’s sheep distribution scheme, and by Dasara, it plans to achieve a target of distributing 20 lakh animals.
Stating that Telangana should emerge as a meat-exporting State, the Chief Minister said it should be able to meet the demand for meat from both within the country as well as abroad within the next four years.’’
Elaborating on future plans, he said the government plans to give fisheries department also a similar push and has already set aside a budget of Rs 1,000 crores for the purpose.
Coming down heavily on the opposition parties, he said that they were trying to stall government’s moves by filing cases against projects like Kaleshwaram. The government would move ahead regardless of their attempts. “We have a budget of Rs 25,000 crore for irrigation. I have spoken to a consortium of banks and they have agreed to give us an additional Rs 20,000 crore. This is an all-time record,” he added.
The availability of veterinarians, doctors and veterinary officials will prove to be a boon for the shepherds. The Chief Minister also had a word of advice for the veterinary doctors stating that instead of waiting for a distress call from someone, the animal ambulances should make periodic trips to various places where livestock is raised.
