To control the source of pig entering province, Deputy Chairman of the PPC urged

ABO - On March 18, Deputy Chairman of the Tien Giang provincial People's Committee (PPC) Pham Anh Tuan and leaders of some departments, branches and localities checked animal quarantine points to control the pig source entering Tien Giang province.

Deputy Chairman of the PPC Pham Anh Tuan paid attention to the inspection process, quantity and origin of pigs when going in and out of the province. Photo: NGUYEN SU

At quarantine points, Deputy Chairman of the PPC Pham Anh Tuan paid attention to the inspection process, quantity and origin of pigs when going in and out of the province; cooperation of pig truck drivers with authority of Tien Giang province.

He mobilized the force at the control points to closely check the source of pigs when entering the province, not to leave the points, etc...

In addition, he also asked the localities that have not set the station in a reasonable place to relocate to the appropriate location to control the source of pigs in the area.

From March 10 to 17, the provincial animal quarantine inspected 203 vehicles, with 32,292 pigs when transporting through the points.

Three quarantine checkpoints were deployed in Tien Giang province including the first point at the way leading to the Highway Express (at the beginning of the provincial road 878, in Tam Hiep Commune, Chau Thanh District); the second point at the National Highway 1A (in Tan Huong Commune, Chau Thanh District) and the third point in the National Highway 50 near the My Loi Bridge toll collection station (in Binh Dong Commune, Go Cong town).

In addition, Cho Gao district established a quarantine points to control the pig source from Long An province, Tan Phuoc district also established an animal quarantine to prevent the sick pigs transported to the province.

By NGUYEN SU – Translated by N.HUU