Muktsar, October 22
Due to the reported delay in the lifting of paddy from the grain markets and farmers busy sitting there awaiting the sale of their produce, the Animal Husbandry department has postponed its scheduled district level livestock championships starting from today.
The two-day district level championship had to start from today at Mohali and Moga districts.
Though no fresh date has been announced for the holding of livestock championships, yet the preparations being made in this regard have been stopped.
Deputy Director (Muktsar), Animal Husbandry department, Naresh Sachdeva, said, "In our district, the championship was scheduled to be held on October 25 and 26, but yesterday I got a phone call from the senior officials to postpone it for some time. As of now, no fresh date has been announced in this regard."
Giving the reason behind this development, he added, "The farmers are busy selling their produce in the mandis, so it was of no use organising the event in such a situation."
He added that the department had made all arrangements to organize the event. "The venue was decided. Duties had been assigned to the officials. The public announcement had also been made through the media. But the event has been postponed at the last moment in all districts of the state," added Sachdeva.
Similarly, Dr HS Sandha, Director, Animal Husbandry, said, "As the farmers are busy in mandis, we decided to organise the livestock championships next month."
Courtesy: The Tribune
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