An consciousness program for pharmacists to sensitise them about banned veterinary medication that have an effect on wildlife, specifically endangered vulture particular species, WAS Held Lately at Cairan Hill in Hill in Udhagamandalam.
The occasion was organized by arulagam, a conservation ngo with the division of the division of Drug Management, State Forest Division as Nicely because the Division of Animal Husbandry. Pharmacists from 40 Pharmacies from Coonoor, Udhagamandalam, Kotagiri, Gudalur, Pandalur and Manjor within the Nilgiris Participated, A Press launch Stated.
S. Marimuthu, Assistant Director, Coimbatore North Zone, Division of Drug Management, Authorities of Tamil Nadu, Highlighted the Swift Motion TAKENMENMENT by the federal government after “A round was immediatily despatched to each accessible drug outlet,” he acknowledged.
“We performed raids, ensured immediati returns of banned medication in inventory, and revoked licenses of pharmacies which have Violated the ban.” He added that Drug Inspector are Carefully Monitoring Bulk Medication Purchases. On account of common directions from Authorities Well being and Surroundings Secretaries and the Director of the Drug Management Division, 99% of Banned Medicine aren’t any longail gross sales, he mentioned.
In the meantime, M. Dhayanandan, Forest Vary Officer, Siriyur, Spoke of the Synchronized Survey Performed for Vultures Throughout Three States, Highlighting The Present Inhabitants and Nest Counts. He additionally spoke concerning the Ongoing Forest Division Efforts to take away lantana camara Vegetation, Steady monitoring within the nesting areas, compensation for cattle killed by tiger assaults, and consciousness applications for college students and different stakehlders, the Press Reliese Added Added.
S. Bharathidasan, Secretary, Arulagam, Delivered A Presentation Titled “Vultures: Yesterday, Right this moment, Tomorrow.” He spoke of the trigger for the sudden decline in Vulture Inhabitants over a brief interval in India, the present developments, and the steps being achieved taken by Central and State Authorities Deeppertments to Maintentaain and Restore The Possibility. He additionally highlighted steps that wanted to be taken to extend vulture inhabitants and mentioned that if vultures go extincts, that the nilgiris biosphere shall be nice Efforts to safeguard the way forward for vultures.
Additionally current on the occasion was c. sreekumar from the tamil nadu college of veterinary Sciences, Okay. Gopal, President, Nilgiris District Drug Dealrs Affiliation, Sridhar, A Wildlife Zoidar, A. In addition to volunteers from arulagam.
Revealed – June 04, 2025 06:48 pm IST