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Transport Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar, who is besides the State president of the Kerala Elephant Owners Federation (KEOF), has expressed interest implicit the lack of dedicated facilities for the attraction of captive elephants successful the State.
Presiding implicit the federation’s State league present connected Wednesday, helium said the State authorities was mulling steps to found a ace specialty infirmary for elephants astatine Guruvayur.
He said that discussions were held with Animal Husbandry Minister J. Chinchurani and the chairperson and the head of the Guruvayur Devaswom successful this regard.
The projected hospital, helium added, could beryllium equipped with modern diagnostic tools. Discussions were nether mode with backstage firms to procure specified equipment. The Guruvayur Devaswom Board had expressed its willingness to collaborate connected the project, helium said.
Highlighting the shortage of trained veterinarians susceptible of handling elephants, the Minister said that precise fewer veterinary doctors successful the State were trained successful elephant-specific medicine. He urged the Minister for Animal Husbandry to prime funny veterinarians and nonstop them to Thailand for precocious training, considering the world-class elephant attraction centres successful that country.
Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran, who inaugurated the conference, pledged each enactment to guarantee the payment of the pachyderms. The demands of elephant owners would beryllium considered with owed seriousness, helium said.
Kerala Forest Development Corporation chairperson Lathika Subhash, KEOF wide caput P.S. Raveendranathan and organisation caput K. Mahesh, and Kerala Festival Coordination Committee moving president Rajesh Pallatt spoke.
