Barcode stray cows, shelter them in unused govt buildings: UP govt to officials
Lucknow, Jan 29: Grappling with the menace of stray cattle, the Uttar Pradesh government has told officials to barcode abandoned animals and set up temporary cow shelters at unused government buildings.
The suggestions figure in a government order (GO) issued Monday, weeks after the Yogi Adityanath government announced a cess to set up shelters for cattle.
Temporary cow shelters can be established at various cooperative institutions (such as mandi parishads and sugar mills) and at institutes of the Central government which have been lying closed, it suggested.
The order suggested that stray cattle should be barcoded and RFID-tagged if possible .
RFID involves using radio frequency identification technology to scan identity tags.
The order said fodder banks can also be set up at the temporary shelters. Farmers can deposit crop waste there.
The 23-page order was issued by the state's animal husbandry department to all senior government officials in Lucknow, district magistrates and district police chiefs.
The order comes over three weeks after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on January 3 gave district magistrates about a week to ensure stray cattle across the state are shifted to fenced shelters.
Those directions were issued during a video-conference with the DMs, amid reports that stray cattle were destroying crops.
Farmers in some parts of Uttar Pradesh had reportedly herded stray cattle into places like government schools, affecting their functioning.
On the delay in implementation of the CM's directive, a state animal husbandry department official had earlier told PTI that work is on at war-footing.
All district magistrates are adopting innovative ways and means as per their local needs to implement the policy," the official said.
The state government had also decided to levy a 0.5 per cent cow welfare cess on some public sector undertakings to help construct and maintain more cow shelters.
The latest order said basic veterinary services should be made available at the temporary shelters. It also mentioned arrangements for tranquilliser guns to ensure the safety of people.
Arrangements for the disposal of dead cattle have to be done according to municipal laws. In case of a suspicious cattle death, a post-mortem has to be conducted.
The order said legal action should be taken against cattle owners if they abandon their animals.
Under Yogi Adityanath, the BJP-led state government has come down strictly on cow slaughter and cow smuggling.
Many illegal slaughterhouses too have been closed down.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Death sentence of Nimisha Priya likely to be revoked; Mediation talks in Yemen make progress
Kozhikode: There are strong indications that Nimisha Priya’s death sentence in Yemen may be revoked following significant progress in recent mediation talks. According to mediators, the family of the deceased Yemeni national Talal, who was killed, has agreed in principle to pardon Nimisha.
A press release from the office of Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar stated that some crucial decisions have been taken in the case. The developments follow high-level negotiations involving a delegation of Yemeni scholars appointed by Habib Umar bin Hafiz, a prominent scholar from Tarim, along with officials from northern Yemen and international diplomatic representatives.
Further discussions with Talal’s family are expected to finalise the terms, especially concerning compensation and legal formalities.
It may be recalled that Nimisha was scheduled to be executed on July 16. However, following the intervention of Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar, the execution was temporarily postponed on July 15.
