Andhra Pradesh is declared FMD Free State: Is decision justified, and not a hasty one? 
In 2013-14 there were 14 outbreaks of FMD in Andhra Pradesh (PDFMD annual report). “The foot-and-mouth disease project directorate’s 2013-14 annual report says that nearly 50% of foot-and-mouth outbreaks in India occurred in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. These four states are fully covered by the foot-and-mouth disease control program.” http://www.animals24-7.org/…/foot-and-mouth-disease-spread…/. 

There was an outbreak in goats too, a Malignant form of foot and mouth disease outbreak in sheep and goat with reference to cytological and histopathological findings. (8 goats died in 2013-14).https://www.researchgate.net/…/280762378_Malignant_form_of_… 

An interesting fact is just after two years Andhra Pradesh is declared FMD free state, despite the fact that after a big outbreak disease does not occur for about two years due to naturally acquired immunity, and cattle may remain a carrier for years together.

The decision appears to be in haste with some ulterior motives but lets us all pray to the God for the persistence of FMD free status of Andhra Pradesh.

The decision was in haste, has been proved by the widespread outbreak in Andhra Pradesh and nearby states in December 2016, just after a few months of the declaration of freedom.
Even today (23-2-17) I received a call from Andhra-Telangana about the continuance of the outbreak in many parts.

What I requested to DG ICAR, New Delhi on 5th September 2016 in Substandard Foot and Mouth Disease matter?

What I requested to DG ICAR, New Delhi on 5th September 2016 in Substandard Foot and Mouth Disease matter?

In FMD vaccine testing matter, what I requested to DG Indian Council of Agriculture Research in the meeting on 5^th September 2016.

1. Why FMD outbreaks even after vaccination and within a month of vaccination with IIL FMD Vaccine at:

a. IVRI, Izatnagar in January 2016.

b. In NDRI Karnal.

c. In TANUVAS, Chennai.

d. In Military Dairy Farm, Meerut (2016) and at several other places.

Sir, through your kind self I want answers for the following questions from Division of Animal Sciences and specifically Director IVRI, Izatnagar:

2. Why there was FMD Outbreak with more than 4 dozens of deaths despite FMD vaccination?

3. Why not any action has been taken against IIL, Hyderabad, the FMD vaccine supplier?

4. Why IVRI, Izatnagar is not testing the vaccines as per Indian Pharmacopeia (IP) though claiming to follow IP, is it not to benefit the producers of substandard vaccines?

5. Why all the rules of sampling and testing vaccine were thwarted to favour IIL, Hyderabad?

6. Why the copy of the report by Dr. Gaya Prasad (then ADG, AH) against my testing has not been provided to me despite several requests? Moreover, without any letter or communication to me, the stern action was recommended by the Division of Animal Sciences against me. Why the Dr. Gaya Prasad report was given to IIL and DADF, though they are distantly related to ICAR?

7. Why the rules for publishing research/ report are different for different people as:

8. Dr. RK Singh, now Director IVRI, Izatnagar published two papers with IIL, Hyderabad without any permission and at that time he was not Director, he was just Principal Scientist.

Similarly B. Pattnaik, now Director, PDFMD, also published papers with IIL Hyderabad without permission from any higher authority.

If “a” and “b” are true then why permission was necessary for Dr. Bhoj Raj Singh being Director of the Institute for publishing the report of substandard FMD vaccine? Probably because the truth is not liked by Division of Animal Sciences at ICAR and they were hand in gloves with producers of the substandard vaccine?

9. Why FMD outbreak occurred by FMD virus type “A” in IVRI when vaccination was going on with IIL FMD vaccine? This virus was neither there (nearby Bareilly) nor in UP (it was only Type “O”)? Why was it not allowed to be investigated By Division of Epidemiology despite request? At the time of the outbreak statement from IVRI was issued that disease might have come from nearby villages, but they never questioned the vaccine, why?

10. When has IVRI transferred FMD vaccine technology (http://ivri.nic.in/ITMU/MajorAchievements.aspx) to three firms (only four firms in India are producing FMD vaccine) then why it said to you that technology is of not IVRI (as communicated by you in the earlier meeting)?

11. Why there are deaths due to FMD, Brucellosis, Tuberculosis, PPR and Pasteurellosis on IVRI, Izatnagar Livestock farms? If these diseases cannot be prevented at IVRI, Izatnagar how Division of Animal Sciences approved the program for the National Control programs on control of Brucellosis, FMD & PPR? Is it not treachery to Indian farmers? Or it is just to benefit the vaccine producers.

12. Why IVRI is auctioning the cows after abortion (most of the abortions are due to Brucellosis and animals become lifetime spreader after disease), is it to spread the disease to all parts of India so that more and more need for vaccination can be shown?

13. PPR Vaccine technology is also of IVRI but in last five years, several times hundreds of goats have died due to PPR only after vaccination, why?

Sir, the reply to the above queries may reveal how Director IVRI is hand in gloves with IIL, Hyderabad that has filed a case against me to punish me for revealing the truth.