Nepal to fix electronic chips on animals to monitor them
Kathmandu: Authorities in Nepal have planned to fit electronic chips on animals including cows and oxen to keep a record of loitering cattle in Kathmandu, a media report said Sunday.
The chips may be installed on the ear or neck of an animal, The Kathmandu Post reported.
"We will have a control room to monitor those animals," Dhanapati Sapkota, chief of the Implementation Department at the metropolis, said.
He said his office is planning to maintain a database of households that keep animals such as cows and calves.
The metropolis held a meeting with officials from Animal Nepal, a non-profit organisation working to set a standard of animal welfare.
"We'll be helping the metropolis for the installation of chips and handling the data," said Bishnu Prasad Joshi, former chief of the municipal police.
The metropolis has been consulting with other organisations as well and seeking technical consultancy to curb the problem of stray cattle.
"The metropolis had started a drive two decades ago of lifting animals from the streets and auctioning them but the problem has yet to be resolved. With this new initiative, we'll be able to root the problem out," said Sapkota.
Over 10,000 such animals have been auctioned in the past two decades, he said. Joshi said the reason behind the lack of progress was the metropolis not having a shelter for loitering animals.
"Since we don't have a good Kanji (animal care) house, many stray animals, which were already sick, died in Teku last year," said Joshi.
Due to the ill-health of animals, people were not interested in buying them, he said. Sapkota is hopeful that the new dive will be successful.
Reports show that 500 animals, including oxen and cows that do not give milk, are left on the streets of Kathmandu every year. Sick animals are also abandoned by their owners.
These animals not only occupy the roads, they also cause accidents.
The Metropolitan Traffic Police Division had planned to search for the owners of abandoned cattle and fine them but not a single owner has been booked so far.
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IndianOil says it enhanced Auto LPG supplies in Bengaluru to over 300 per cent
Bengaluru (PTI): IndianOil on Thursday said it has significantly augmented its Auto LPG supplies to Bengaluru, increasing volumes to over 300 per cent of the usual supply to meet the sharp surge in demand arising from ongoing geopolitical disruptions affecting private sector supply chains.
In a statement, the oil company said it had supplied 75.53 metric tonnes (MT) of Auto LPG in Bengaluru on Wednesday, “substantially higher than the usual daily supply of around 23 MT prior to the crisis”.
“This rapid scale-up reflects IndianOil’s steadfast commitment to ensuring uninterrupted fuel availability for the city’s mobility ecosystem,” IndianOil said.
Across Karnataka, IndianOil has also substantially ramped up supplies, increasing its daily dispatches to over 83 MT in recent days, compared to its pre-crisis average of around 43.5 MT per day, effectively doubling supplies to support the state’s requirements during the ongoing disruption, it added.
According to IndianOil, the surge in demand has been primarily driven by disruptions in private Auto LPG dispensing stations (ALDS), which traditionally account for nearly 80 per cent of the Auto LPG market in Karnataka, including Bengaluru.
The non-operation or closure of these private outlets has led to a significant shift in customer traffic towards IndianOil Retail Outlets, resulting in long queues at IndianOil ALDS stations, it pointed out.
“IndianOil has responded with a comprehensive operational strategy, with all its ALDS outlets in Bengaluru functioning uninterrupted, ensuring seamless service to our esteemed customers,” the company said.
