A total of 117 pigs have died in different parts of the state in the last two months. (Image: Reuters)
State Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Minister Dr K Bichua said Chief Minister Zoramthanga has already given his consent to declare the outbreak as a state calamity.
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The Mizoram government will soon declare the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak as a ‘state calamity’, which has killed over 37,000 pigs, a minister said on Tuesday. State Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Minister Dr K Bichua told PTI that Chief Minister Zoramthanga has already given his consent to declare the outbreak as a state disaster. He said a notification declaring the ASF outbreak would be published soon.
According to data released by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine on May 25, more than 37,000 pigs have died due to ASF since March last year, causing huge economic losses. At least 13,918 pigs have also been killed during the same period to prevent the outbreak from spreading further, the data said.
Nettle said that the state government has already received money for compensation to the farmers for their slaughtered pigs. He said that assistance would be released to pig farmers soon. The ASF has affected more than 50 villages or localities in seven districts of Mizoram.
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