Mobile vet unit brings healthcare to tribal livestock in Nilambur
A new mobile veterinary unit, launched through a multi-agency convergence model, is providing crucial livestock healthcare to tribal farmers in remote Nilambur and Kalikavu blocks. This initiative, part of NABARD’s TRIBES project, addresses the long-standing issue of difficult access to veterinary care, which previously led to livestock deaths and loss of insurance benefits.
Why it matters
This project significantly improves the livelihoods and well-being of tribal communities by ensuring timely veterinary services for their livestock, demonstrating a successful model of collaborative public service delivery in remote areas.
A mobile veterinary unit launched through a multi-agency convergence model is helping tribal farmers in the remote settlements of Nilambur and Kalikavu blocks access timely treatment for their livestock.
The initiative was launched under NABARD’s TRIBES project (Tribal Resilience Initiative for Building Environmentally Sustainable Livelihoods), implemented by the Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) to promote goat rearing among tribal communities.
Earlier, farmers struggled to access veterinary care due to the remote location of their settlements.
“Sometimes, farmers had to spend up to ₹3,000 just to bring a veterinary doctor to places like Ambumala hamlet,” said JSS director V. Ummer Koya.
A veterinary doctor examining the goats at a remote tribal hamlet in Nilambur. | Photo Credit: SAKEER HUSSAIN
Delays in treatment often led to livestock deaths. In many cases, the lack of timely postmortem examinations also resulted in farmers losing insurance benefits.
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