Rs 396 cr animal husbandry park to come up at Salem

A Rs 396 crore animal husbandry park, the 'biggest' such multi-disciplinary facility in Asia, with facilities for bovine, dairy and fisheries resources,will come up at Salem, the Tamil Nadu government announced Wednesday

Chief Minister K Palaniswami said the facility would come up at Thalaivasal in Salem district in over 900 acres of land.

Among others, it will have a modern veterinary hospital, a milch cows farm to highlight latest farm techniques, a facility to house local dog breeds, a business incubation centre to create value added products from milk, meat and egg, he said, making a suo motu statement in the assembly

Veterinary students, including from foreign countries, could take up research activities here, he said.