Kohima: Nagaland along with the rest of the world today observed World Veterinary Day here under aegis of Nagaland State Veterinary Council (NSVC) with the theme “Role of veterinarians in animal welfare.”
Dr. M. Timothy Lotha, member NSVC made a paper presentation on “Introspection of veterinary department activity in terms of production and service delivery.”
He described the year 2014 as a very special year for the veterinarians of Nagaland state for veterinary profession completing 50 years of rendering its service to the people of the state.
“Also this is a year of liberation from a state of frustration and demoralization after a decade long struggle in achieving the cadre review, for which everyone has contributed his or her best,” Dr. Lotha said.
Stating that a strong group of 150 professional members supported by 325 para veterinarians have been mandated to take care of the economic upliftment of the state through livestock and poultry production, he said “Equally important mandate which we are required to fulfill is the animal health care delivery and promotion of public health.”
He informed that the state government has been kind enough to consent to its desire for a major restructuring of the department in February this year after a period of 50 years on a condition that the functioning of the department be revamped in all aspects.
He also cited major activities of the department during the half century period of time as; creation of countless numbers of infrastructures, opening of several livestock and poultry farmers, service delivery in terms of animal health care centres and DDL spread over the entire state, initiation of the DIMUL and thereafter KOMUL, formation of Nagaland Livestock Development Board, initiation and launching of farmers’ oriented projects on livestock and poultry production thereby positively impacted productivity level in the state in respect of meat and capacity building in livestock and poultry production and also awareness programmes in control of economically important diseases.
He maintained that looking at the activities of the department during the past three and half decade “I am confidently to say that there has been a very significant contribution to the state’s economy through the various inputs of the department.”
He also called upon the veterinarians to rededicate themselves with a renewed vigour for the conscientious discharge of its assigned duties with dignity.
Earlier, the technical session was chaired by Dr. K. David Sema, president NSVC. Keynote address was given by Dr. Simon Ao, vice president NSVC while obituary reference was made by Dr. I.P. Khala, Registrar, NSVC.
