Atal Dulloo Inaugurates 20 Mobile Veterinary Units in J-K’s Samba District

The MVUs will be managed by a centralized call centre with the hotline number 1962. It will accept calls from livestock owners/farmers, and a veterinarian will prioritize all calls based on their urgency nature and notify the nearest MVU to attend to the matter at the farmer's doorstep, according to the release.

MVUs will also provide farmers with veterinary diagnostics, treatment, vaccination, artificial insemination, minor surgical treatments, and extension services, according to the document.

For offering specialized services to livestock owners/farmers in remote places, each MVU will be staffed by a trained Veterinary Doctor and a Paravet. ACS Dulloo also dedicated the new Paravet Training Institute office building at the occasion.

According to the official announcement, the institute will provide necessary education and training to Paravets in the region, with the goal of improving their knowledge and skills in animal husbandry and veterinary practises.

The Institute will also provide short-term training on artificial insemination in livestock to Paravets in order to expand the reach of breed development programmes in livestock implemented by the Animal Husbandry Department, according to the statement.

The institute would be enhanced in the near future to teach Multipurpose Artificial Insemination workers in Rural India (MAITRIs), who are currently required to travel outside the UT for a specified 3-month course, according to the release.

Dr Shubhra Sharma, Director Animal Husbandry, Jammu, as well as Joint Directors, Deputy Directors, and other top AHD employees, were also present.