Excelsior Correspondent
AKHNOOR, July 16: Poultry Farm Association Akhnoor (PFAA) has expressed serious concern over the alleged illegal business being done by some leading poultry companies of other states in the J&K due to which local poultry units are experiencing huge loss and are on the verge of closing.
In this regard, a meeting of the Association was held here under the presidentship of prominent social worker, Mohan Lal Sharma. The meeting was attended by all the office bearers of the Association, who discussed in detail the impending danger on local poultry business.
During the meeting, the speakers alleged that for last many years some companies of other states have established an illegal network in whole J&K including Akhnoor district and are supplying medicines, chicken and feed illegally with the connivance of some local poultry units and agents.
Due to illegal business of these companies, the local market is experiencing a steep decrease in prices of the poultry products and the local business units are bound to sell their products on less than production cost. Till now, more than 200 poultry units have to shut down due to this reason and more than 5000 youth not only become unemployed but also burdened with debt worth lakhs of rupees borrowed from the Banks.
They further said that the issue was taken up with Director, Animal Husbandry many a times but no action was taken by the department in this regard.
During the meeting, it was decided that a deputation of PFAA will meet State Minister for Animal Husbandry, Mr Gurezi and bring the matter into his notice.
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