Cabinet approves land transfer to animal husbandry department

The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the transfer of land adjoining the main water channel and forest area of the sub-campus of the Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes (CIRB), Nabha to the Punjab government's animal husbandry department.

The de-leasing of land -- 72 acres and 3 marla (a unit of land measurement), is subject to an undertaking by the government of Punjab that the de-leased land will be used exclusively for establishing a fodder farm for cattle, a statement said.

The CIRB will extend the needed technical support (without any financial involvement) for carrying out research on fodder development in Punjab, the statement said.