Contingency Drought planning for Animal Resources Development

2. As per 19th Livestock Census population of different
livestock (2012) (in lakhs)
Cattle Buffalo Sheep Goat Pig Fowl Duck
West
Bengal
165.14 5.97 10.76 115.06 6.48 467.62 61.93
India 1900.9 1080.7 650.07 1350.2 100.3
7290.2
(including duck)

3. Sl. No. Item Unit 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
1 Milk
Lakh
MT
49.61 50.38 51.78
2
Meat Lakh
MT
6.57 6.86 7.06
3 Egg
Million
No.
48.14 60.19 61.81

4. SN Item Unit 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
1 Milk gm/day 144 144 145
2 Egg
No per
Annum
50 51 62
3 Meat gm/day 19 19 19.5

5.  28 percent of the total bovine population of the world, the
largest goat population and 5th largest sheep
population.
 India is the 2nd largest egg producer and 4th largest
broiler producer in the world.
 India ranked 1st in Milk production by producing 140
million ton in 2014.
 livestock sector contributes about 4.11% of the total
GDP and 27.25% of total output of agriculture sector.
 60-65% people still depend on animal husbandry along
with agriculture for livelihood.

6.  India has seen many disasters, some of which were
natural, some were man-made and some were a
combination of both.
 The damages caused by these disasters are devastating
– from loss of human lives to loss of livestock to
destruction of property to health crises.
 A total of 19 major disasters occurred from 1972 to 2012.
The number of major disasters decade wise and also the
type of disasters is explained in the charts in next slide.

10. 1.Hamper Food security of the country e.g. milk, meat, egg.
2.Economic crisis of the society - due to escalation of food
prices.
3.Environmental contamination- due to massive animal
mortality.
4.Loss of valuable germ - plasm and biodiversity.
5.Loss of draught power, shortage of manure, etc.
6.Loss of organic fertiliser like cow dung, farm waste etc.

11.  Livestock population is the first to be affected in
the precarious situations due to natural disasters
like flood, drought, earthquake, Tsunami etc.
 Most of the Government and voluntary
organizations remain busy for the welfare of
human beings.
 Little or meagre help is extended towards the
livestock population
 Transportation of feed and fodder for animals
becomes more difficult to the affected areas.

12.  Natural Calamities like flood and drought are
common in West Bengal and are regular feature.
There are districts which are flood prone whereas few
districts are drought prone.

 Contingency planning to combat the situation can
reduce the losses to a great extent.

13.  A) Preparedness in anticipation
 B) Immediate Action
 C) Delayed Action

14.  Advance planning to keep all departmental staff alert
before the onset of the season and their subsequent
deployment in the eventuality should be made through
deployment planning and necessary strengthening.
 b) Arrangement for procurement and storage of essential
inputs like medicines, vaccines, disinfectants, drinking
water, and water purifier etc. to save the affected livestock
 c) Animals in endemic zone are to be vaccinated against
different bacteria & viral diseases (Anthrax, H.S.,B.Q., R.D.,
F.C., F.P., etc).
 d) Identification of Vulnerable areas and livestock
shelters.

15.  E) Arrangement to be made for opening of control room at
district/Sub- division/ block level and Veterinary team to be
kept ready to proceed promptly along with medicines.
 f) Principal Agriculture Officer of the district and nearest
cattle feed milling plant to be requested to keep reserve
stock of paddy straw & Concentrate feed respectively for
the anticipated calamity if any.
 g) Finalisation of rate for procurement of paddy straw
locally by inviting quotation at Block/District level.
 h) District Administrative Authority and Panchayat
functionaries at various level to be contacted in regular
manner to have updating information for calamities and
guideline to aware the farmers.

16.  a) To open control room at District/Sub-
division/Block/GP level & keep the Radio on
 b) Asses the requirement of feed & fodder, medicine,
vaccine & communicate the same to the District /
Directorate Headquarter.
 c) To open Animal Health Camps immediately at the
affected area near the temporary shelters of livestock
with medicines & vaccines and asses the loss and
communicate to the authority.

17.  d) Arrangements of need-based relief materials for the
affected livestock to be made with the help of local
administration and Panchayat functionaries .
 e) Initiation to remove the carcasses and technical
guidance are to be given to the removal team of civil
defence organisation / Panchayat bodies.

18.  a) Animals in endemic zones are revaccinated against
different bacterial and viral diseases.
 b) Care should be taken to combat post calamity
various diseases of livestock which may affect their
health and production .
 c) Economic rehabilitation of affected livestock farmers
with small units of poultry, piggery, goatery, dairy may
be provided immediately after the calamity.
 d) Model livestock scheme to be implemented in
consultation with Panchayat functionaries.

19.  Awareness campaign up to village level through Miking
in collaboration with BDO /GP for prevention of Heat
Stroke to the Livestock & Poultry including feeding of
green dry fodder, provision for augmented water
supply/ sufficient ORS / Molasses with water to the
affected animals and treatment in local ABAHC/ BAHC
/ SAHC
 Deploy sufficient staff immediately to combat the
situation.
 Daily reporting of the situation until further orders.

20.  In case of death of Livestock / Poultry, post mortem
report and the cause of death must be mentioned for
claim if any.
 To send requirement of contingency fund for above
purposes to the District Magistrate and all claims are to
be made through DM.
 Maintain buffer stock of feed and fodder and medicine
etc. in consultation with DM in places of affected area
due to the drought like situation and all contingent
purchases are to be made with the approval of the
District Magistrate of the District.

21. Reporting System during disaster

22. LDA/ PRODHAN V.O. BLDO/SABHAPATI/
BDO
VO/SDO/
MUNICIPALITY
DM/SABHADHIPATI
/DDARD&PO
JD,ARD
(DIVISION)
DAH&VS,WB SECY. , ARD DEPT.

23. 1. An Early Warning System (EWS) may avoid loss of
livestock resources every year.
2. Establishment of fodder banks at the village level for
storage of fodder in the form of bales and blocks for
feeding of animals during drought and other natural
calamities .
3. Supply of feed ingredients at nominal cost from the
Food Corporation of India.
4. Conservation of monsoon grasses in the form of hay
and silage during the flush season .

24. 5.Treatment and vaccination of animals against
contagious diseases in flood affected areas.
6. Routine prophylactic vaccination of livestock
significantly reduces the severity of post-disaster
outbreak of any endemic diseases.
7.Provision of compensation on account of
distressed sale of animals and economic losses to
farmers due to death or injury of livestock.

25.  Arrangement of heat insulated, well ventilated animal
shed.
 Plantation of tree in and around animal shed / house.
 Provision of wallowing for buffaloes.
 Cooling of animals at night is much more beneficial than
any other time.
 Avoid night shelter during heat stress.
 Construction of false ceiling with semi-open RCC house
in East-West Direction.
 Kachha floor is better in comparison to others.

26. Shade and water
Housing system
Evaporative
cooling
Wallowing
Provision of cold
drinking water
Measures to counter heat stress

29.  CA-II
 Daily affected/loss report form during
drought
 Daily requirement of input form during
drought

30. Thank you