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What used to be a dilapidated government office became a modern veterinary clinic, equipped with all amenities
On an appeal made by their newly-appointed livestock supervisor, the milkmen, farm labourers and cattle rearers of far-flung Chargaon village in Umred tehsil of Nagpur came together, collected Rs65,000 among themselves and worked nights after completing their daily labour to revamp the dilapidated building of the village vet dispensary. With the World Veterinary Week beginning today, presenting the transformation story of the vet clinic that received an ISO certification
Nagpur: Chargaon, a nondescript village in Umred tehsil of Nagpur which shares its borders with the reserved forest, recently witnessed a story resembling the plot of typical 1980s Hindi films wherein a hero visits the village, convinces villagers about the benefits of change, and then together, they bring development and prosperity.
The people of Chargaon, farmers, labourers and cattle rearers came together, formed ‘Chargaon Young Brigade’ and changed the only vet clinic in this area, inside out. They not only donated their hard-earned money for the project but also offered their skills and services to transform this veterinary clinic to such an extent that it has bagged the ISO 9001: 2015 certification.
Dr Pawan Bhagwat, livestock supervisor of this grade-II vet dispensary in Chargaon, said, “Farmers, milkmen and owners of cattle donated up to Rs2,000 per person. Farm labourers too donated Rs500 per head and together, we collected Rs65,000-odd for this project.”
Dr Bhagwat added, “Labourers, artists and carpenters used to come here late in the evening after finishing their day’s job and their hard work changed this building — a dilapidated government office became a swanky vet clinic of the modern era.”
How this veterinarian convinced the villagers of this initiative is also interesting.
Villagers own indigenous cows with limited milking capacity. As milk storage facilities are not available, it was a common practice of villagers to make curd and travel to Umred and other nearby market places to sell it. During the Covid-induced lockdown, travelling stopped and their main source of livelihood was lost.
Leeladhar Girsawade, a villager, said, “People suffered a lot as their only means of livelihood was lost. Fortunately, our livestock survived because they graze in the forest area on natural resources.”
Dr Bhagwat told them about milk collection by Mother Dairy, said Chargaon Young Brigade member Sandeep Sahare. “None of us was sure that a vehicle will come to this remote village. Dr Bhagwat completed the formalities on our behalf. Finally, we got the milk collection centre,” he added.
Dr Bhagwat assured the authorities that they will collect enough milk to justify the trip to the village. In December 2021, the village got daily milk collection ferry from Mother Dairy. As villagers started getting benefits of on-the-spot milk collection, they realized that increasing milk yield could bring more profit to them.
“For greater milk yield, we needed a better clinic for livestock. I offered them public funding and all of them agreed,” said Dr Bhagwat.
With its authentic village artistry, the Chargaon Young Brigade has given a near-corporate look to the clinic, working overnight for 17 days. Now, the clinic has a library for the villagers, various informative charts for the cattle owners and a dedicated space for discussion on animal health and seasonal infections — all developed by villagers. Daily milk collection has increased from 120 litres per day in December 2021 to 370 litres per day in April 2022.
“Our next goal is to organize ‘Pashu Sanvardhan Cutta’ (animal husbandry discussion). It will be a weekly or monthly affair in which experts will visit our village and share their views with livestock owners,” said Dr Bhagwat.
Incubating Dairy Dreams
With better vet clinic, indigenous breeds of milking cows in Chargaon are in better health now
Mother Dairy started milk collection here, which has grown from 120 litres per day to 370 litres per day
Cattle owners discuss seasonal infections, diseases in a dedicated space established in the clinic
Better facilities, medicines, information charts, books and online advice of experts also available
Next step: Developing ‘cattle rearing corner’; weekly visits and lectures by experts in the field
Nagpur: Chargaon, a nondescript village in Umred tehsil of Nagpur which shares its borders with the reserved forest, recently witnessed a story resembling the plot of typical 1980s Hindi films wherein a hero visits the village, convinces villagers about the benefits of change, and then together, they bring development and prosperity.
The people of Chargaon, farmers, labourers and cattle rearers came together, formed ‘Chargaon Young Brigade’ and changed the only vet clinic in this area, inside out. They not only donated their hard-earned money for the project but also offered their skills and services to transform this veterinary clinic to such an extent that it has bagged the ISO 9001: 2015 certification.
Dr Pawan Bhagwat, livestock supervisor of this grade-II vet dispensary in Chargaon, said, “Farmers, milkmen and owners of cattle donated up to Rs2,000 per person. Farm labourers too donated Rs500 per head and together, we collected Rs65,000-odd for this project.”
Dr Bhagwat added, “Labourers, artists and carpenters used to come here late in the evening after finishing their day’s job and their hard work changed this building — a dilapidated government office became a swanky vet clinic of the modern era.”
How this veterinarian convinced the villagers of this initiative is also interesting.
Villagers own indigenous cows with limited milking capacity. As milk storage facilities are not available, it was a common practice of villagers to make curd and travel to Umred and other nearby market places to sell it. During the Covid-induced lockdown, travelling stopped and their main source of livelihood was lost.
Leeladhar Girsawade, a villager, said, “People suffered a lot as their only means of livelihood was lost. Fortunately, our livestock survived because they graze in the forest area on natural resources.”
Dr Bhagwat told them about milk collection by Mother Dairy, said Chargaon Young Brigade member Sandeep Sahare. “None of us was sure that a vehicle will come to this remote village. Dr Bhagwat completed the formalities on our behalf. Finally, we got the milk collection centre,” he added.
Dr Bhagwat assured the authorities that they will collect enough milk to justify the trip to the village. In December 2021, the village got daily milk collection ferry from Mother Dairy. As villagers started getting benefits of on-the-spot milk collection, they realized that increasing milk yield could bring more profit to them.
“For greater milk yield, we needed a better clinic for livestock. I offered them public funding and all of them agreed,” said Dr Bhagwat.
With its authentic village artistry, the Chargaon Young Brigade has given a near-corporate look to the clinic, working overnight for 17 days. Now, the clinic has a library for the villagers, various informative charts for the cattle owners and a dedicated space for discussion on animal health and seasonal infections — all developed by villagers. Daily milk collection has increased from 120 litres per day in December 2021 to 370 litres per day in April 2022.
“Our next goal is to organize ‘Pashu Sanvardhan Cutta’ (animal husbandry discussion). It will be a weekly or monthly affair in which experts will visit our village and share their views with livestock owners,” said Dr Bhagwat.
Incubating Dairy Dreams
With better vet clinic, indigenous breeds of milking cows in Chargaon are in better health now
Mother Dairy started milk collection here, which has grown from 120 litres per day to 370 litres per day
Cattle owners discuss seasonal infections, diseases in a dedicated space established in the clinic
Better facilities, medicines, information charts, books and online advice of experts also available
Next step: Developing ‘cattle rearing corner’; weekly visits and lectures by experts in the field
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