The State Government will provide ambulance facility for animals in all districts of the State, Minister for Animal Husbandry Revu Naik Belamagi has said.
He was speaking at the inauguration of several development works at Srinivas Saradagi village here on Sunday.
“The scheme is operational in five districts now on a pilot basis. It will soon be available across the State,” he said.
The scheme provides ambulance facility with state-of-the-art equipment to provide first aid to animals.
Farmers can make use of the facility free of cost by dialling the helpline number 108.
The scheme works on the same model as Arogya Kavacha, he said.
Loans
According to Mr. Belamagi, the State Government had tied up with banks to provide loans to farmers for buying livestock.
Under this scheme, nearly one crore people in rural areas will be able to take up livestock rearing, the Minister said. He asked officials to create awareness about the scheme among the rural people. He inaugurated works on cement concrete roads in Kesaratagi village, Dharmapur Wada, Dharmapur tanda, Bapu Naik tanda, Bolewad village, Srinivas Saradagi, Bhopal Teganur, Malagatti and Azadpur.
