Faisal Khan Jamali inaugurates Rs94 million veterinary hospital in Usta Muhammad

USTA MUHAMMAD: Provincial Minister for Livestock Sardarzada Faisal Khan Jamali, along with Deputy Commissioner Usta Muhammad Muhammad Ramazan Palal, formally inaugurated a newly built, modern veterinary hospital in Kot Noor Muhammad Jamali.

Sardarzada Javed Khan Bileedi, SP Usta Muhammad Hafiz Muaz-ur-Rehman, heads of district departments, livestock officers, notables of the area, journalists and people from different walks of life attended the ceremony.

Modern laboratory and surgical section

Briefing the provincial minister, Deputy Director Livestock Dr Rab Nawaz said the hospital holds a prominent place among the modern veterinary hospitals not only of Usta Muhammad district but also of Naseerabad Division and Balochistan. He said livestock owners and herders would no longer have to travel to distant areas to treat their animals. The hospital also has a modern laboratory for animal tests and disease diagnosis, and a modern surgical section for operations.

Executive Engineer Buildings Muhammad Yaseen Chandio said the project was approved in 2021 under the provincial PSDP and cost Rs94 million in total. Besides the hospital, it includes offices and residential facilities. These comprise an officer’s bungalow, a superintendent’s quarter and five quarters for lower-grade employees.

Addressing the ceremony, Sardarzada Faisal Khan Jamali said the government was using all available resources to provide basic facilities to people at their doorstep. He said the hospital project was proposed by former Speaker of the Balochistan Assembly Jan Muhammad Jamali, who also provided his own land for it. He said the project was delayed for various reasons despite its approval in 2021, but he took the necessary steps to complete it.

The provincial minister said animals would be treated free of charge at the hospital and livestock owners would be able to use its diagnostic and surgical facilities. He said the livestock sector in Balochistan was directly linked to the rural economy and the livelihoods of thousands of families. He directed officials to keep the hospital’s facilities functional.

At the end of the ceremony, the provincial minister and the Deputy Commissioner inspected various sections of the hospital. Sardarzada Faisal Khan Jamali then laid the foundation stone of the livestock market component, which will cost Rs56.790 million.

Photo: courtesy DGPR Balochistan