Manipur will promote large-scale mithun rearing in the hill districts.

Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Baran Singh on Monday chaired a meeting on means of promoting mithun rearing on a large scale in all the hill districts of the state with Veterinary and Livestock Minister Khashim Washum at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat in Imphal. In the presence of

The meeting was also attended by representatives of farmers from all hill districts and officers of the department.
CM Brain Singh said on Facebook, “Today chaired a discussion in his Secretariat on Mutton rearing and development in all hill districts ian the presence of Minister for Transport, Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Mr. Khashim Vashum”.

The CM also said that mithuns have an important place in the socio-economic life of the tribal communities of Manipur. “Cow breeds are also associated with folklore, culture and religious activities in the state,” he added.
Considering the socio-economic importance of mithuns in tribal culture, special attention has been paid to the conservation of mithuns in the state.

mithuns, which is semi-domesticated or reared freely in the wild, is found in some hilly districts of Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram.