Car Nicobar | October 20, 2026
The ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-CIARI), in collaboration with Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Car Nicobar, launched a veterinary natural ointment for wound therapeutic in livestock and pet animals as a part of Reform Utsav 2026.
The launch programme was held on the Tribal Council workplace within the presence of Chief Captain Lionald Nicomed, Tribal Council Secretary Martin Luther, Deputy Chief John Levi, Tamaloo Captain Paul Benjamin, Tapoiming Captain Lawrence Mathew and Perka Captain Paul David. Officials from the Agriculture and Fisheries Departments, together with Vinod Kumar, Assistant Director of Agriculture; Bhu Bharaty, Agricultural Officer; and Glory, Assistant Director of Fisheries, additionally attended the programme. Around 40 tribal representatives participated within the occasion.
Dr. T. Sujatha, Principal Scientist at ICAR-CIARI, briefed the contributors in regards to the natural ointment developed by a crew comprising herself and Dr. Jai Sunder. The product was developed below a Department of Science and Technology (DST)-supported initiative titled “Promotion of Socioeconomic Status and Self-Employment of Nicobarese Tribes through Scientific Validation of Ethno-Veterinary Tribal Medicinal Knowledge and Herbal Product Development.”
According to Dr. Sujatha, the natural formulation has been scientifically validated for wound therapeutic and is meant to be used in livestock and pet animals. She highlighted the significance of correct livestock healthcare in safeguarding human well being and emphasised the potential of natural formulations in sustainable livestock well being administration, notably in distant areas comparable to Car Nicobar.
She stated the launch below Reform Utsav 2026, in affiliation with the tribal farming group, mirrored efforts to advertise domestically related veterinary healthcare options by scientifically validating conventional medicinal data.
Dr. Sujatha additionally knowledgeable the gathering {that a} sequence of participatory skill-development programmes was being organised for tribal healers to assist advance conventional ethno-veterinary oil formulations into ointments.
The programme was coordinated by the KVK, Car Nicobar crew below the steerage of Dr. Santosh Kumar, Senior Scientist and Head of KVK, Car Nicobar. Deepoo Meena, Dr. Ajmal S. and Dr. Sanketh G.D. served as co-facilitators. The total programme was guided by Dr. Jai Sunder, Director of ICAR-CIARI.
