Animal fairs banned in Rajasthan after cattle die of lumpy virus

India

oi-Vicky Nanjappa

Jaipur, Aug 11:
With
over
12,800
cattle
deaths
due
to
a
skin
infection
caused
by
Lumpy
virus
in
Rajasthan,
the
state
government
has
banned
holding
of
animal
fairs.

Out
of
the
total
cattle
deaths
reported
in
the
state
till
August
10,
a
maximum
of
2,511
deaths
have
been
reported
in
Sri
Ganganagar
followed
by
1,619
in
Barmer,
1,581
in
Jodhpur,
1,156
in
Bikaner,
1,150
in
Jalore
and
1,138
in
Jalore,
news
agency
PTI
reported.

“Situation
in
completely
under
control.
All
efforts
are
being
made
to
control
the
disease
spread.
Most
of
the
deaths
have
occurred
in
five
districts
and
the
situation
in
other
districts
of
the
state
is
under
control,”
Secretary,
Animal
Husbandry
Department
P
C
Kishan
said.

Probe
ordered
after
50
cattle
die
at
cow
shelter
in
UP

According
to
the
Department,
a
total
of
2,81,484
animals
have
been
affected
due
to
the
disease
and
2,41,685
animals
have
been
treated.

Considering
the
spread
of
the
disease
in
the
state,
the
state
government
has
banned
organising
animal
fairs
in
Rajasthan,
an
official
statement
said.

The
state
government
has
also
issued
directions
for
safe
disposal
of
carcasses.

As
part
of
measures
to
tackle
the
situation,
the
Rajasthan
government
has
given
approval
to
recruit
temporary
staff
on
500
posts
at
the
earliest.
These
include
200
veterinarians
and
300
livestock
assistants.

Animal
Husbandry
Department
Minister
Lal
Chand
Kataria
said
the
respective
district
in-charge
ministers
have
been
asked
to
monitor
the
situation.