Collector inspects sheep rearing unit, petrol pump

Nagarkurnool: District Collector Hemanta Keshav Patil inspected a sheep rearing unit, construction of a petrol pump and a traditional oil production and sales centre operated by Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies in the district on Wednesday.

He first inspected the sheep rearing unit established by PACS near the district headquarters. He enquired about the health condition, age, number and rearing methods of the sheep, besides feed, veterinary care and preventive measures. Patil instructed the officials to continuously monitor the quality and quantity of feed and the health of the sheep. He also directed them to coordinate with veterinary officials and ensure timely vaccination and disease-prevention measures. He said there was good potential for sheep rearing in the district and called for strengthening cooperative society activities to provide better benefits to farmers from production to marketing.

The Collector later inspected the construction of a petrol pump being taken up by PACS on the outskirts of Vanapatla. He reviewed the progress of the works and enquired about the remaining works.

Later, Patil inspected the traditional oil production and sales centre being run by a cooperative society at Chinnamuddunur village in Telkapally mandal. He enquired about the oil-making process, production capacity, quality, marketing arrangements and sales. Officials from the concerned departments participated in the inspection.

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