6 lakh cattle more than demand for Qurbani, no tension

To meet the demand of Qurbani animals this year Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock is keeping reliance on local cattle. According to their calculation, nearly 6 lakh cattle are excess against the demand.

Meanwhile, on pretext of the demand of farm owners the government this year also has taken measures to prevent arrival of illegal cattle from the neighboring countries. There is surveillance to stop use of harmful steroid.

Department of Livestock said, this year the number of sacrifice able cattle is one crore 16 lakh 27 thousand. In against the demand of cattle is one crore 10 lakh. According to the calculation the excess number of cattle is nearly 6 lakh. So, no tension.

But the process of fattening cattle has increased this year than the previous. So the Livestock Department has claimed that we need not to depend on neighboring country’s cattle this year.

Dr. Hiresh Ranjan Bhoumik, Director General of Livestock Department assured that there will be adequate animals in the Qurbani cattle markets.

He said, we are self sufficient to supply sacrifice able animals. It is our own production. No animal will enter in the country illegally, it was decided in inter ministerial meeting. Direction was given to BGB from the Home Ministry in that way.

He also said, we have taken initiative to stop use of steroid. We have also informed people about demerits of steroid use. Following the steps steroid use has stopped in farm owner level. Strong surveillance was done over steroid use on the wholesalers who bought cattle one month earlier of Eid and raised those.

He also claimed that farm owners are much conscious about not using of harmful medicines due to increased campaign on mass media.

So the Director General of Live Stock Department has assured that healthy animals will be available in Qurbani cattle markets.

AH