Chick Distribution and Animal Health Awareness Programme in Joygopalpur Village of Sandeshkhali II Block in West Bengal

Chick Distribution and Animal Health Awareness Programme in Joygopalpur village of Sandeshkhali II Block in West Bengal Sandeshkhali II (Block code : 02335) is a community development block of North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal located at 22022’N 88054’E. According to 2011 Census of India, the scheduled caste population of the block is about 44.91%. Of 24 villages of Sandeshkhali II block, the Joygopalpur is a large village (code 323897) witnessed with high scheduled caste population i.e. 69.91%. Except a few, the main transport system that makes the bridge between main plain and various villages of the block is ferry services. The villagers of the entire block are habitual in experiencing various natural calamities, storm, cyclones and flood. Recently during May, 2020, villagers of the block was worst affected by the devastating cyclone Amphan causing havoc loss. The ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Eastern Regional Station (ERS), Kolkata with the help of Sasya Shyamala Krishi Vigyan Kendra and in collaboration with Joygopalpur Youth Development Centre (JGYDC), Sandeshkhali II, North 24 Paraganas organized a chick distribution and animal health awareness programme in Joygopalpur village on 28th of January, 2021. The programme was planned and organized under Development Action plan for Scheduled Castes (DAPSC) Scheme for the year 2020-21. 1 Seventy eight (n=78) women beneficiaries belonging to scheduled caste communities attended the programme from 7 different villages of the Sandeshkhali G. P. (namely Joygopalpur, Atapur, Manipur, Darir Jungal, Duchnikhali, Korakati and Khulna). The programme was conducted in two phases due to large number of beneficiaries maintaining the social distancing. 2 Dr. Subhasish Bandyopadhyay, Principal Scientist, Dr. G. K. Das, Principal Scientist, and Dr. Arun Kumar Das, Senior Scientist from ICAR-IVRI-ERS, Kolkata and Sri Paresh Chandra Das, President, Sri Dinabandhu Das, Secretary and Sri Goutam Mondal, Treasurer of JGYDC, Sandeshkhali II were present in the programme. Dr. Subhasish Bandyopadhyay delivered his talk, highlighting the contribution of ICAR- IVRI in the vaccine and diagnostics production, various veterinary drugs development and many societal developmental programmes in order to uplift the rural people of the country. In his speech, he also highlighted the activities those are carried out by the Eastern Regional Station of ICAR-IVRI and at Kalyani campus, where an elite germ plasm of Black Bengal goats and Ghungroo pigs are being maintained. In his lecture, Dr. G. K. Das told about DAPSC scheme in general and the activities IVRI-ERS conducted in last year under the scheme and also about the present ongoing programmes for the current year (2020-21). Dr. G. K. Das also highlighted the role of women in animal-agriculture in general and backyard poultry farming in particular, for income generation and maintenance of livelihood. He also stated the criteria for selecting the block. Dr Arun Das also emphasized the role of rural women in building the family in the remotest areas of the country. He also drew attention of the beneficiaries for importance of vaccination of poultry birds and scopes of backyard poultry farming and marketing in livelihood and income generation. Sri Dinabandhu Das talked about the activities run by JGYDC society and process of achieving the collaborative work of ICAR- 3 IVRI to conduct today’s program. One thousand one hundred forty eight (n=1148) Kaveri chicks (9 days old), 1500 Kg starter feed, chick feeder, chick drinker, chick tray, steel feeder and feed supplements like vitamins, minerals, immune modulators, antioxidants, liver extracts and anthelmintics etc. Besides, each beneficiary also received an awareness kit comprising a writing pad, pen, printed materials and leaflets in Bengali language in a printed folder and one sanitation kit consisting hand sanitizer, hand wash and face masks. 4 .

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