Car Nicobar, Oct. 21: ICAR-CIARI in cooperation with KVK, Car Nicobar launched the product, “Veterinary Herbal Ointment’’ for wound healing on commemoration of Reform Utsav 2026. The programme was celebrated in a befitting manner at office of Tribal Council in 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. Other officials from department of Agriculture, Sri. Vinod Kumar – ADA Agriculture, Smt. Bhu Bharaty – Agricultural Officer and Smt. Glory, AD Fisheries also graced the occasion. A total of 40 tribal representatives were present in the programme. Dr. T. Sujatha, Principal Scientist, ICAR-CIARI briefed about the product being developed by the team Dr. T. Sujatha and Dr. Jai Sunder under DST- Promotion of socioeconomic status and self-employment of Nicobarese tribes through scientific validation of ethno veterinary tribal medicinal knowledge and herbal product development’’ that the product is herbal based ointment for livestock and pet animals and scientifically proven for wound healing. She also interacted with the Nicobarese community that health of livestock needs to be taken care properly in order safeguard the health of people. She also said that the product being launched under the banner of Reform Utsav 2026 in Car Nicobar with tribal farming community signifies that herbal formulations are paramount important for sustainable livestock health management and is highly essential in remotely located Car Nicobar. She also informed that a series of participatory skill developmental programmes is being organised for tribal healers for advancing the ethno oil formulations into ointment. The programme was coordinated by KVK, Car Nicobar team; Dr. Santosh Kumar, Sr. Scientist & Head, KVK, Car Nicobar and Co-facilitators: Shri. Deepoo Meena, Dr. Ajmal S. and Dr. Sanketh, G.D. The overall programme was guided by Dr. Jai Sunder, Director, ICAR-CIARI.