Union Secy reviews functioning of AHD

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 12: Secretary to Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fisheries, Govt. of India, Ashok Kumar Angurana today reviewed the progress of various Centrally Sponsored schemes under Animal husbandry sector here today.
He assured assistance for adoption of indigenous breed of Sahiwal in the Division because of its better adaptability to the environmental conditions. He also assured assistance for building required infrastructure like embryo transfer technology facilities, stock assistance training institute and frozen semen processing lab.
The Director Animal Husbandry Department Jammu Dr. S.L.Bhagat requested for assistance to deal with occurrence of glanders disease in equines at Katra, assistance to treat animal being injured in cross border firing and inclusion of Jammu division in FMD control programme.