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Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the spread of contagious Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) continues in Kashmir putting farmers in a worrisome situation.
People from different areas of Kashmir said that the foot and mouth disease is spreading and is proving to be more fatal this year due to which hundreds of farmers have lost their cows on which their livelihood was dependent.
Nazir Ahmad Dar a resident of Kangan village in Pulwama district, the highest milk producing district in Kashmir said that around 60 animals have died due to foot and mouth disease in the village but no official from the concerned department has visited the area despite repeated requests.
“No va...