As many as 175mobile ambulatory clinics(MVACs) will come up in every assembly segment in the state, say officials of theanimal husbandry department. The clinics, similar to 108ambulanceservices, will have a para-veterinarian and driver-cum-attendant led by an assistant veterinary surgeon. A tollfree number will be
made available to contact these clinics.The ambulatory vehicle will be designed to handle all kinds of animals including buffaloes, bulls, cows, sheep or
hens. Thegovernmentwill hire a private agency to operate and maintain all these units, for which the government would allocate Rs6 crore to Rs 7 crore as operational cost per month at a rate of Rs 33.5 lakh per unit.These mobile ambulatories will be a boon for both animals and their owners. This will be the first government-run ambulance Network (for animals) in the country