Semen bank building and an in-patient shed at a total cost of Rs 38.26 lakh, at Tuticorin veterinary hospital

Minister for Animal Husbandry, Geetha Jeevan inaugurated a semen bank building and an in-patient shed at a total cost of Rs 38.26 lakh, at a veterinary hospital, here on Tuesday.

While the semen bank building with 447.2 square feet area, was set up at a cost of 34 lakh, the in-patient shed with 220 square feet area was constructed at a cost of Rs 4.26 lakh.

The Semen building constitutes a lobby, a room for doctors, an office room, a laboratory, a storage room, a container room and a toilet.

The Minister, in his inaugral address, said that under the Tsunami Reconstruction Project, training would be imparted to as many as 1,200 farmers living along the coastal areas of the district, in various animal husbandry activities, to increase their income.

Source: NewIndPress