The Ministry of Agriculture has taken the necessary measures to conduct a census of crop-damaging animals on Saturday (15 Mar).
According to a form distributed for this purpose, five minutes have been provided for farmers to count such animals on their properties.
Per the form, the animal census will be conducted from 08.00 am to 08.05 am on 15 March 2025.
Earlier, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands, and Irrigation revealed that Rs. 2.4 million was spent on printing documents related to the animal census, with each census paper costing approximately 30 cents.
According to the Ministry, a total of Rs. 2,478,000, including VAT, was spent on printing the census papers, adding that the Government Printing Department has been instructed to produce about 7 million such documents for the census.
It is also reported that an operations room has been established within the premises of the Agriculture Ministry to conduct the animal census on Saturday more accurately and efficiently.
A special committee has also been appointed to oversee the animal census, on crop-damaging animals, such as monkeys, giant squirrels and peacocks. (Newswire)
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