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Chandigarh, Punjab

COMPLETE VACCINATION FOR LUMPY SKIN DISEASE IN ALL GAUSHALAS WITHIN THREE DAYS, ENSURE 50,000 VACCINATION DAILY; DIRECTION BY GROUP OF MINISTERS

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 24, 2022

The Group of Ministers (GoM), formed by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to closely monitor the situation and take necessary steps for the control of Lumpy Skin disease (LSD) in the state, directed the officials of the animal husbandry department to vaccinate all the bovine in Gaushalas within three days.

Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal and Animal Husbandry Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar directed that the relief work should be carried out on a mission mode.

Asking to ensure the target of vaccinating 50,000 cattle per day, the Cabinet Ministers said, “We have to strictly deal with this calamity. And, the lackadaisical approach in the ongoing prevention work will not be tolerated.” They categorically instructed to issue show cause notices to the employees with poor performance, saying that all the holidays of the employees should be cancelled to ensure timely treatment to the animals. They also asked to use the generic medicines as per requirement.

While reviewing the ongoing operations to prevent African Swine Fever, the Ministers said that the guidelines of the “Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009” should be implemented in letter and spirit and the movement of pigs should be strictly banned.

Principal Secretary Mr. Vikas Pratap apprised the Ministers that till date, the animal Husbandry department has received 6.86 lakh doses of goat pox vaccine. Over 3.31 lakh cattle have been vaccinated, while more than 3.54 lakh doses of goat pox vaccine are available with the department. He informed that 1,08,958 animals are suspected to have been affected by the lumpy skin disease out of which 64,475 animals are cured. He emphasized that the vaccine is being administered totally free of cost.

He said that the animal husbandry department had received Rs.1 crore from the Rural Development Fund to purchase the medicine and logistics. To shun the practice of throwing the carcasses of dead animals in the open, the SOP has also been released to district administration for ensuring proper disposal of carcasses, said Mr. Vikas Pratap adding that besides deployment of 179 Veterinary interns and Para-veterinary students to different districts for the control of disease, school students are also roped in the awareness campaign among the livestock farmers regarding cause and spread of disease and safe consumption of milk from affected animals.

It was discussed that services of NGOs and other veterinary doctors may be taken, if need arises.

Prominent amongst others who were present in the meeting included Finance Commissioner Rural Development & Panchayats K. Siva Prasad, Director Animal Husbandry Dr. Sanjeev Goel, Dr. Inderjeet Singh, Vice Chancellor, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana and Dr. SPS Ghuman, Dean of Veterinary Science College.

Chandigarh, Haryana

12,500 vaccines (100 ml vials) will be made available today to contain the spread of LSD in Haryana

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 22, 2022

Haryana Government under the visionary leadership of Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal is carrying out the vaccination campaign to contain the spread of Lumpy Skin Disease in the state.  There are about 19,32,039 animals in the state. Till now, around 3000 vaccines (Goat Pox Vaccine 100 ml) have been distributed, while 17000 more vaccines are required in the state. 12,500 vaccines (100 ml vials) will be available by August 23, which will be distributed by August 23 and 24.

Giving information in this regard, an official spokesperson said that 4500 vaccines (100 ml) are expected to be received by August 27 which will be distributed by August 28 and 29.

          The spokesperson said that till now 50 vaccines in Ambala, 300 in Bhiwani, 51 in Charkhi Dadri, 81 in Faridabad, 222 in Fatehabad, 81 in Gurugram, 252 in Hisar, 99 in Jhajjar, 60 in Jind, 144 in Kaithal, 144 in Karnal, 81 in Kurukshetra, 201 in Mahendragarh, 50 in Mewat, 50 in Palwal, 91 in Panchkula, 231 in Panipat, 200 in Rewari, 100 in Rohtak, 261 in Sirsa, 201 in Sonipat and 50 in Yamunanagar  (100 ml) have been distributed so far.

Similarly, on August 23 and 24, 515 vaccines in Ambala, 587 in Bhiwani, 258 in Charkhi Dadri, 272 in Faridabad, 645 in Fatehabad, 418 in Gurugram, 1102 in Hisar, 405 in Jhajjar, 836 in Jind, 592 in Kaithal, 1070 in Karnal, 713 in Kurukshetra, 258 in Mahendragarh, 205 in Mewat, 345 in Palwal, 190 in Panchkula, 418 in Panipat, 198 in Rewari, 430 in Rohtak, 1572 in Sirsa, 698 in Sonipat and 773 in Yamunanagar (100 ml) will be distributed, said the spokesperson.

He further informed that on the coming August 27 and 29, 185 vaccines in Ambala, 213 in Bhiwani, 91 in Charkhi Dadri, 97 in Faridabad, 233 in Fatehabad, 151 in Gurugram, 396 in Hisar, 146 in Jhajjar, 304 in Jind, 214 in Kaithal, 386 in Karnal, 256 in Kurukshetra, 91 in Mahendragarh, 75 in Mewat, 125 in Palwal, 69 in Panchkula, 151 in Panipat, 72 in Rewari, 150 in Rohtak, 577 in Sirsa, 251 in Sonipat and 277 in Yamunanagar (100 ml) will be distributed across the state.

He said that in this way a total of 750 vaccines in Ambala, 1100 in Bhiwani, 400 in Charkhi Dadri, 450 in Faridabad, 1100 in Fatehabad, 650 in Gurugram, 1750 in Hisar, 650 in Jhajjar, 1200 in Jind, 950 in Kaithal, Karnal  1600, 1050 in Kurukshetra, 550 in Mahendragarh, 330 in Mewat, 520 in Palwal, 350 in Panchkula, 800 in Panipat, 470 in Rewari, 680 in Rohtak, 2400 in Sirsa, 1150 in Sonipat and 1100 in Yamunanagar (100 ml) will be distributed across the state.

Chandigarh, Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana Government is committed and fully prepared to wipe out LSD from the state: Haryana Chief Secretary

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 20, 2022

Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal said that the state government is committed and fully prepared to contain the spread of lumpy skin disease in cattle across Haryana. He directed the concerned officers to ensure 100 percent vaccination of cattle within next seven days  across the state. He informed that at present, 3 lakh doses of vaccination are available in the state, which will be used in 2 days. Apart from this, 5 lakh more doses will be available in the coming week.

            The Chief Secretary today presided over an important meeting with the Deputy Commissioners of the state through video conferencing regarding containing the spread of Lumpy Skin Disease in the state.

            He directed the officers that vaccination should be done expeditiously to prevent the further spread of LSD. Amidst the prevailing situation of LSD, he directed the officers to maintain calm and stress-free atmosphere in the state. He directed the Animal Husbandry Department to issue an advisory with immediate effect today and make citizens aware that milk of infected cows can also be used after boiling it.

Disposal of Carcass/ Dead Animals

 The Chief Secretary said that the carcasses of dead animals should be disposed off according to the new guidelines issued by the Animal Husbandry Department. He said that the carcasses of animals should not be left in the open in any circumstances. He emphasized that taking precautionary measures, the district administration should carry out the work of digging 8 to 10 feet deep pits for burying the carcasses of animals that died due to Lumpy Skin Disease so that the disease does not spread to other healthy animals. Ensuring cleanliness in all the Gaushalas of the State, he said that Fogging, Spraying of particular disinfectants and proper sanitization should be done in all Gaushalas and villages to control and check the flies and mosquitos acting as vectors for spread of LSD.

 Impose ban on inter-state and inter-district movement of cattle
 Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal directed the Deputy Commissioners to restrict the movement of cows taken by the cowherds from one place to another in the respective districts. There should also be a complete ban on inter-state and inter-district movement. Apart from this, cattle fair and sale of animals etc. should also be completely banned. He directed that the additional land should be identified to isolate the infected animals so that the disease does not affect the healthy animals. He said that the District Deputy Commissioners should ensure strict monitoring in their respective districts that the infected animal should not be left untreated amidst the situation of LSD.

Utilizing the services of volunteers and Gau-Sewaks to control and contain LSD in the State for vaccination

 The Chief Secretary said that the services of volunteers and Gau-Sewaks should also be utilized for vaccination of animals. Apart from this, cooperation of faculty, students and interns of Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar must also be taken. He said that there should not be any kind of misconception related to this disease among the public. For this, the District Deputy Commissioners and Animal Husbandry Department should provide appropriate information to the people.

 Issue advisory for farmers

            The Chief Secretary said that the department should immediately issue advisories for farmers related to prevention and care of infected animals. Farmers should be aware that there is no need to panic. The disease is Non – Zoonotic i.e. it does not spread from animal to humans so they should take care of their livestock without fear. Isolate affected animals from other animals, added the Chief Secretary.

 8 districts affected, 30,225 animals infected, 16,939 animals recovered from LSD in the state

             In the meeting, the Chief Secretary was apprised that 8 districts namely Yamunanagar, Ambala, Karnal, Sirsa, Kurukshetra, Fatehabad, Kaithal and Panchkula have been affected the most due to LSD in the state. So far 30,225 animals have been infected in 2419 villages. Out of these, 16,939 animals have been recovered and 211 have died. At present there are 13,265 active cases of LSD. All arrangements have been made for its prevention. First, vaccination will be done as per the ring-vaccination concept in the vicinity of the place from where the infected animal is reported and a 3 ml dose will be applied to the infected animals. Apart from this, a dosage of 1 ml will be applied to the animals at other villages or areas.

 Data related to disease to be updated every day .

            While directing further, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal said that the data of affected animals should be updated every day. Apart from this, the data of the animals that are dead due to Lumpy Skin Disease should also be updated immediately. The information about the availability and demand of vaccination should also be updated daily on the portal.

             In the meeting, Additional Chief Secretary and Finance Commissioner, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Sh. PK Das, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V. Umashankar, Commissioner and Secretary, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Sh. Pankaj Yadav, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister-II, Smt. Ashima Brar, Director General of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Dr.  Birender Singh and other senior officers were also present.