India, Feb. 25 -- Environmentalists slam state, flag collapse of system

Environmentalists in Odisha have slammed the state's move to suspensd a livestock inspector February 23, 2021 after seven elephants and some cattle died of haemorrhagic septicemia in Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary in Kalahandi. They blamed the recent spate of infections on a collapse of government machinery.

Ganesh Pujari was suspended for allegedly neglecting surveillance work and not keeping a record of vaccinations and treatments of cattle, said Chaitanya Sethi, chief district veterinary officer of Kalahandi.

"The only action taken till date is the suspension of a low-ranking livestock inspector. No action was taken against a single range officer, divisional forest...