TURA: On his maiden visit to Garo Hills as Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Minister, A. L. Hek had wide-ranging discussions on various issues as well as the achievements of various farms and institutions of the department with the concerned officers. The officers also highlighted the constraints and challenges faced by different farms located in the Garo Hills region. As a part of this visit, he also inspected various government farms as well as other institutions under the department.
The Minister, in the presence of Secretary, AH and Veterinary Department, Dr. C. Manjunathan, IFS, West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner J. Chelani, IAS, Rongram BDO, T. N. Sangma, MCS, Director, AH&V, Dr. R. Ch. Momin, AHP, Garo Hills, Dr. H. K. Marak, JD, Assistant Director, Dairy, W. Ch. Marak, and the officers of the A.H. and Veterinary Department, handed over the keys of two motorcycles sanctioned under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) meant for the 1st Batch of MAITRI’s (Private AI Worker) in order to enable them to provide timely Artificial Insemination (AI) services at the farmers’ doorstep.
The A. L. Hek also inaugurated a milk parlour funded under the Meghalaya Milk Mission and the National Programme for Dairy Development at the New Dairy Complex, Ganol, and a worker’s amenity block funded under the National Programme for Dairy Development, West Garo Hills, at the same venue, stated a press release.
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