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.
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UP: Fake IAS officer marries woman, flees with Rs 15 lakh dowry
Gorakhpur (UP) (PTI): A newly married man fled with the Rs 15 lakh given to him as dowry by the bride's family, and it came to light later that he was an alleged serial scammer, police said on Sunday.
The accused, identified as Pritam Kumar Nishad from Etawah, allegedly posed as an IAS officer to deceive the woman into marrying him. He is currently absconding with his sister, and a case has been filed against him for cheating, dowry harassment, and forgery, officials said.
According to the police, the woman's family claimed that they spent nearly Rs 30 lakh for the wedding that was solemnised on March 11.
The match was arranged through a matrimonial group, where the accused introduced himself as an IAS officer, sharing purported interview clips, office visuals, and photographs with politicians to gain the family's trust.
Despite initially claiming he would marry without dowry, the accused allegedly demanded Rs 15 lakh shortly before the engagement. The bride's family paid Rs 10 lakh in cash during the engagement and the remaining Rs 5 lakh on the wedding day, the police said.
The fraud came to light on Saturday after the woman reached Etawah, and a wedding attendee informed the family that the accused was not a civil servant. When her relatives visited the address provided by him, they found her in a small rented room, while the accused and his sister had fled, the police added.
The woman has also alleged that the accused planned to take her to Goa and sell her, and accused him of inappropriate behaviour.
The police suspect that the accused may have been involved in multiple such marriages in the past. Based on a complaint lodged at the cantonment police station, an FIR was registered on Saturday evening.
Senior Superintendent of Police Dr Kaustubh said efforts are underway to arrest the accused.
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