Salem: Animal husbandry minister Udumalai Radhakrishnan on Thursday said chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami would inaugurate the cattle park at Thalaivasal in Salem district on February 22.
Touted to be the Asia’s biggest cattle park, the chief minister had laid foundation stone for the Rs 1,022-crore project on February 9, 2020. “The work is completed in a year and the CM himself is all set to inaugurate the park. It’s historical,” the minister, who inspected the park on the day, said.
Spread across 3.72 lakh sqft area, the park houses 20 buildings, including a veterinary hospital, and a purified water plant that was set up a cost of Rs 260.16 crore. This is the fifth cattle park to come up in the state.
The minister lauded the state government for setting up the park on par with international standards. ‘We hope the facility would attract foreign researchers.”
He said the AIADMK had provided a good regime to the public. “The public could approach the chief minister with personal grievances. DMK members can’t digest this and are trying their best to tarnish the CM’s name. The DMK don’t have any rights to talk about scams, as its government was dismissed for corruption charges in 1976.”
Radhakrishnan also appealed the farmers to contact the toll-free number 1962 for their cattle related issues. “Veterinary doctors will attend to the issues at their doorstep.” He said the veterinary hospitals in the state were equipped with all facilities. “The government veterinary hospital in Namakkal district has CT scan facility. Similarly, the CM has dedicated a poultry research centre at Palladam in Tirupur district at a cost of Rs 15 crore.”
The minister was accompanied by state cooperative bank chairman Elangovan, district collector S A Raman and animal husbandry department officials.