STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: The Assam Live Stock and Poultry Corporation Limited (ALSPC) has informed that during the lockdown period the department has sold mutton and poultry products worth Rs 45 crore to the public.
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, ALSPC chairman Manoj Saikia said that in the beginning, the department faced shortage of eggs; thus, the price of eggs had surged. But later, supplies were brought from neighbouring States, he said.
Further, Saikia said that around 2,800 plates of eggs have been sold from ALSPC sale point at Panjabari. Till Monday, 27 tonnes of mutton worth Rs 1.75 crore and 18 tonnes of broiler chicken worth Rs 43 lakhs were sold in the city during the period, he added.
Saika stated that a total of 34.39 tonnes of mutton, 1476.39 tonnes of chicken and 76,190 cartoons of eggs were sold across the State.
The dairy department sold milk worth Rs. 40 crore across the State through 2,522 authorized vendors.
He said more than 200 unemployed people engaged in the poultry business in Guwahati. "The shelter house in Jorhat has been reopened and 7 new shelter houses are under construction. Meanwhile, construction work for another 2 shelter homes have been completed in Bongaigaon and Silchar.
Talking about the cases of African Swine Flu in the State, Saikia said that till Tuesday, sale of pork has been banned in 12 districts of the State. "Till Monday, 14,465 pigs have died because of the Flu. On Tuesday, 15 deaths were reported from Golaghat and 7 from Majuli," he added.