The following decisions were unanimously taken at the meeting at our meeting held on 6th November 2008 and the RWITC has been informed of the same.
On the Equine Influenza Situation.
We have asked RWITC Ltd. to officially appoint the International expert, Dr. Patricia Ellis for consultation with opinions and plan-of-action/treatment given in writing. As Dr. Husnyn Mirza has already been appointed by RCTC and is in contact with Dr. Ellis, we would like him to assist RWITC and Owners to deal with the problem.
A core group was formed at the RWITC Committee's last meeting last week comprising of the Club's Sr. Vet, Mr. Z. Poonawalla, Capt. J. Appoo, Diwan Arun Nanda, Mr. G. Nagpal, Trainers Pesi Shroff and Anil Kumar. We have asked to add two more members tot his core group namely Mr. S. Surendranath and Mr. S. Advani.
We have also asked for a daily report from Dr. Swaminathan(The Club's Sr.Vet) to members of the core group about incidence of fever and secondary infection. The core group will then make a weekly report and circulate to all the Owners on a weekly basis keeping them posted on the situation.
Further we have asked RWITC Ltd. to let us know as to when was the RWITC aware of this problem? And, even after Mr. Daga's letter regarding Equine Influenza, why the Indian Association of Equine Practitioners letter dated 16th July '08 wanting to organize a seminar in case of disease outbreaks such as Equine Influenza, including diagnosis, treatment and containment of the disease was not seriously taken up. We have also informed them that our members had serious misgivings on the conduct of the last 2 days of racing in Pune when the outbreak of Equine Influenza was rampant and we were advised to shift to Mumbai which is exactly the opposite of the treatment recommended for Equine Influenza, which requires complete rest for 4 weeks after normal temperature. Further, we wish to know when did Hissar Lab confirm the Equine Influenza outbreak and why is it taking so long to confirm the strain so that a vaccine can be made?
On the Racing front.
It was unanimously decided that even though racing would start in the 1st week of February 2009, we did not want any of the Classics and Graded races to be cancelled. However these may be postponed to a suitable later date depending on the situation. RWITC has been informed of our unanimous opinion on the subject and has been asked to consult WIRHOA before finalising any changes in the Prospectus.
On the Economic impact.
It was also unanimously decided to ask RWITC Ltd. to bear the BTF, Oats Surcharge, Water & Electricity Charges and Medical Costs from November till such time that racing resumes in Western India.We also pointed out that during this period RWITC's income from marriages(lawns), off-course betting, etc. will continue and further, they will be saving on the stake money payouts for this duration. Lastly, we pointed out that RWITC is not a dividend paying company and as such it would be fine for the Club to simply breakeven rather than showing a profit for the year and instead support the Owners who have in the past always stood by the Club in diffcult times.
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I have read with dismay the article appearing in the HT issue dated 08.11.08 and the comments on this site. It speaks dismally of the performances of the stewards and gross dereliction of discharge of their functions. I understand that one of the Principal officers of the RWITC has, during his recommendation that the infected horses be shifted to Mumbai,and when advised of the possible consequences and fatalities, he retorted that any deaths caused by such action was to be treated as a casualty of war.It reflects the callous approach of the office bearers, who should resign forthwith on moral failure and ineptitude. Further no breeder be allowed to stand for election as there is a distinct possibility of conflict of interest.
Based on what you say, that if a letter warning the RWITC committee about the possible outbreak of EI was tabled and NO ACTION was taken thereof, then I must say that the entire committee is to blame and they must step down and not seek re-election. Needless to say that the owners must be compensated to the tune of training fees and medical expenses for 3-5 months. Further, the present committee MUSt at the next AGM give an explanation as to why the letter was ignored.
can the rwitc managing comitee please explain in full detail why the owners and trainers were not informed of this so called letter that was presented to them? if they deny having got it, can mr.daga please clarify his stand? enough is enough. enough of nonsense has transpired. we demand the truth.
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