(IN): Bihar Flood Relief - Action taken by AWBI

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*Action taken by AWBI to provide relief to flood affected animals in Bihar*

 

Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has deputed its team with adequate

Veterinary medicines and Veterinary Doctor to work with WSPA team for

providing relief to animals in the flood affected areas. The team will also

liaise with Shri Bhanu Pratap Sharma, IAS, Principal Secretary &

Commissioner, Department of Animal & Fish Resources, Government of Bihar.

The Chairman has spoken to Shri Sharma to coordinate the animal rescue

relief work.

 

 

2. The Chairman AWBI has written to Gen N.C. Vij, Vice Chairman,

National Disaster Management Authority providing large scale relief - rescue

operations in Bihar to ensure that Govt. of India norms laid down for

providing assistance to the animals from Calamity Relief Fund (CRF) and the

National Calamity Contingency Fund (NCCF) for the following are implemented

in letter and spirit:

 

 

 

(1) Replacement of draught animals, milch animals or animals

used for haulage,

 

(2) Provision of fodder/feed concentrate in the cattle camps,

 

(3) Water supply in cattle camps,

 

(4) Additional medicines and vaccine (calamity related

requirements),

 

(5) Supply of fodder outside cattle camps,

 

(6) Movement of useful cattle to other areas, and

 

(7) Medical care for cattle and poultry against epidemics as a

sequel to a notified natural calamity.

 

 

 

The Chairman has also written similar letters to the Chief Secretary, Bihar

and Principal Secretary Principal Secretary & Commissioner, Department of

Animal & Fish Resources, Government of Bihar to ensure that assistance for

flood affected livestock is provided to them as per guidelines of Ministry

of Home in CRF and NCCF. The Chairman has also written to the Hon'ble

Minister of Food and Civil Supplies, Shri Sharad Pawar to release food

grains unfit for human consumption from FCI stores as animal feed for

distributing it to flood affected animals in Bihar .

 

 

 

All Bihar NGOS, Honorary Animal Welfare Officers and Co-opted members

have been requested to participate in the animal rescue operations and apply

to AWBI for financial assistance under Natural Calamity Scheme. Interested

NGOs from other states have also been requested to participate in this

exercise.

 

 

With Warm Regards,

D.Rajasekar,IFS

Secretary, Animal Welfare Board of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests,

Govt. of India, 13/1 3rd Seaward street,

Valmiki Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur,

Chennai 600 041. Tamilnadu.

Phone: 044 24454935, 958

Fax: 044 24454330

 

 

 

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