DHAKA, April 8, 2020 (BSS) – A control room, introduced by the Fisheries and Livestock Ministry on April 4 to address the ongoing crisis broke out in the country’s fisheries and livestock sectors due to coronavirus outbreak, will remain open till April 14 next.
The ministry issued an office order in this regard on Tuesday, a press release said today.
The control room was set up at the Department of Livestock Services in the city’s Farmgate area and a hotline number – 02-9122557 – was launched so that farmers and stakeholders concerned can inform the ministry the problems they face during ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Consisting of the officials from the Fisheries and Livestock Ministry, the Department of Livestock Services and the Fisheries Department, the control room remains open from 9 am to 5 pm every day.
Officials said immediate measures will be taken to ensure production, supply and marketing of poultry products, milk and milk products, meats and fisheries resources through the hotline of the control room.
The people involved in fisheries and livestock sectors were asked to communicate with the ministry through the hotline if they face any trouble in production, supply, marketing and export of products.