Pashujanya Yudh Abhyas (PYA):
The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) conducted Pashujanya Yudh Abhyas (PYA), a five-day national mock drill in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh.
- Pashujanya Yudh Abhyas (PYA) is a national-level mock drill conducted under the National One Health Mission to evaluate India’s preparedness, coordination, and emergency response for animal health emergencies and zoonotic disease outbreaks.
- Aim:
- Strengthen national preparedness for early detection, containment, and response to zoonotic disease outbreaks.
- Enhance inter-sectoral coordination among veterinary, public health, wildlife, laboratory, and administrative agencies under the One Health framework.
Key Features:
- One Health-Based Simulation: Simulated an Influenza A (H1N1) outbreak with potential spillover to humans and wildlife, testing the complete outbreak response chain.
- Multi-Agency Participation: Brought together DAHD, ICAR, ICMR, NCDC, NIHSAD, AIIMS Bhopal, MoEFCC, state departments, and district administration under the National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT).
- End-to-End Emergency Response: Covered surveillance, early warning, laboratory diagnosis, epidemiological investigation, biosecurity, containment, movement control, and public communication.
- Gap Assessment &Capacity Building: Concluded with a structured debrief to identify operational gaps, improve emergency protocols, and strengthen future outbreak preparedness.
