Mizoram suffered a financial loss of Rs. 114.64 crore due to the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) that killed over 9,700 pigs in 2025, an official of the state’s Animal Husbandry and Veterinary department said on monday.
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary department deputy director (disease investigation & epidemiology) Esther Lalzoliani Ralte said a total of 9,711 pigs have died due to ASF and 3,620 others culled to prevent further spread of the disease between March and December last year.
3,867 families have been affected by the outbreak in the same year and the financial loss was estimated at Rs. 114.64 crore, Rs. 221 crore less than the previous year’s loss of Rs. 336.4 crore, she said.
According to the official, the ASF outbreak was first reported at Lungsen village in south Mizoram’s Lunglei district near the Bangladesh border on 21 March, 2021.
Since then 72,012 pigs have been killed affecting over 12,500 families and incurring a staggering financial loss of Rs. 1,011.27 crore, she said.
Altogether, 52,979 pigs were culled to prevent further spread of the swine disease since 2021, she said.
The last pig deaths due to ASF was reported in the state on December 8 last year, she said.
Esther said that over Rs.14.51 crore received from both the Centre and state government has been disbursed to compensate pig farmers for their pigs being culled till 2023, she said.
A proposal of compensation amounting to Rs. 24.94 crore has been submitted to the Centre for pigs culled in 2024, which will be met by both the Centre and the state government on 50-50 share, she said.
There is no financial aid for pigs killed due to ASF, she said.
