Jammu, JAN 25: Principal Secretary Animal, Sheep, Fisheries and Transport Department Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon today said that steps are afoot to come up with a vibrant supply chain management in livestock sector to pave way for better returns to the rearers.
During the tour, Samoon visited Rajbagh goat farm and sought details about the practices being adopted in rearing of goats. He had a round of different sections of the farm and asked the farm management to increase the high yielding production of goats in the farm.
He said that Goat farming is an important source of income in many communities of district and stressed on motivating the small goat farmers to produce more high yielding goats.
Dr Samoon also visited veterinary hospital Hiraagar and took stock of medicine supplies besides progress on artificial insemination and livestock census.
He also met various cattle rears in the district and enquired about the facilities and challenges in reearing livestock. He directed for strengthening the medical supplies and organising veterinary camps regularly in potential areas.
He also visited National fish seed farm Kathua and laid stress on perspective planning for the department to meet future demands. He asked the officers to strengthen the disease detection methods at farm and make fish farmers aware about the same. He also asked them to devise a health calendar for the crop in order to minimize the mortality chances.
Later, he also visited RTO Office Kathua and sought report about the functioning of the transport department in the district.
He directed for speedy disposal of documents to the vehicle owners besides strengthening the enforcement of traffic rules in the district.
He also directed for early land acquisition for speedy construction of Institute of Driving, Training and Research ( ISTD) in the district.
He also sought report about the accident prone spots in the district and measures taken by the department to minimize their occurrence.