Fisheries and ARD Department, Government of Odisha signed an MoU with NDDB for establishing a GMP facilities

Bhubaneswar:8/1/24: The fisheries and ARD Department, Government of Odisha signed an MoU today with National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) for establishing a GMP facility for the production of Anthrax and ENT Vaccines at Satellite Unit, OBPI (Odisha Biological Products Institute), Berhampur in presence of Ranendra Pratap Swain, Minister Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment, Fisheries and ARD.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister Swain said that the establishment of this unit will make our State, self-sufficient in the production of Anthrax and Enterotoxaemia Vaccine. Further, meeting its requirement the State will also be able to supply vaccines to other States.

The MoU was signed by Ramashis Hazra, Director, AH & VS and Sunil Sinha, Senior General Manager, NDDB.

The project has been taken up as 5-T Charter initiative to transform the healthcare and disease management of livestock and poultry in the State.

At present, the existing satellite unit of OBPI at Berhampur is producing 22 lakh doses of Anthrax Spore Vaccine (ASV) and 14 lakh doses of Enterotoxaemia Vaccine (ENTV) annually in conventional method.

The establishment of a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) laboratory will comply with WHO norms, and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 of India and the production of world-class quality vaccines. On operational of this 2.00 crores and 50 lakhs doses of ENTV and ASV vaccines will be produced respectively.

An amount of Rs 52 crore will be utilized for the establishment of the Unit.NDDB will provide consultancy, and supervisory services for setting up of the GMP unit, along with completion of the trial runs and final commissioning of the Plant.

The construction work of laboratory will be completed within 36 months. The establishment of GMP Laboratory will create a state-of-the-art laboratory producing Anthrax and ENT Vaccines, which will be one of the unique facilities of its kind in the country.

Anu Garg, Development Commissioner, Suresh Kumar Vashisth, Principal Secretary, Fisheries and ARD, Sunil Sinha, Senior General Manager, NDDB, Sudhansu K. Mishra, CGM, NABARD also spoke on the occasion.