Statesman News Service
MALDA, 9 JULY: The animal resources development (ARD) department in Malda started a two day training programme on how to control animal diseases for veterinary and para-veterinary officials. This was made possible with the help of the Central government's assistance to states for control of animal diseases (ASCAD).
After the outbreak of bird flu, both the state and the Centre stressed the need to train veterinary and para-veterinary officials to a more competent level.
The deputy director of ARD, Mr NK Sit, said that this training will help vet officials to diagnose and keep surveillance on animal and bird diseases, particularly those with zoonotic significance.
“The veterinarians will always keep surveillance on human diseases and how it affects the animals. On the other hand, how an animal disease directly infects the human body is often overlooked”, said Mr Sit, stressing the importance of the programme.
Besides the training programme, the Malda ARD is trying to provide chicks and goat kids to the villagers who were affected by Bird Flu during 2008-2009. The state-run farm in Malda is still in no position to produce sufficient chicks for the people of Malda who have suffered from the lasting effects of Bird Flu.
To implement Rastriya Krishi Vikash Yojona (RKVY), the ARD department in Malda is now supplying chicks sources from different state-run firms. The suppliers for ARD department are also procuring the maximum number of goat kids from local markets for distribution among the Bird Flu victims under the RKVY.
All birds in the state-run firm were culled after it was identified as the epicentre of Bird Flu in English Bazaar in 2008. Bird Flu first surfaced in Chanchal subdivision in the northern part of this district. After a few days Bird Flu was detected in the state-run farm in English Bazaar town, district headquarter. Bird Flu resurfaced in English Bazaar block in 2009.
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