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Chandigarh, March 3- Haryana Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister, Sh. JP Dalal said that stray cows will not be left on the roads in the state and our aim is to build a gaushala for all the cows that are destitute. In this episode, the state government is concerned and continuous efforts are being made for this.
Sh. Dalal was giving his statement regarding the resolution brought regarding stray animals during the ongoing session of Haryana Vidhan Sabha here today.
He said that farmers are facing various problems due to stray animals and serious thought is being given to deal with this problem. He said that in relation to such animals, our government has also done the work of bringing a law, but today instead of keeping the cows in their homes, people leave the cows on the roads. The public too should make efforts to help the situation and not solely depend on the government.
He said that the government has taken many steps for cows and other destitute animals in Haryana. He said that work has been done for opening of cow shelters, Nandi Shalas for destitute animals and work has been done to send cows to Gaushalas. Similarly, Gauseva Commission was constituted and work has been done to send 4.5 lakh cows to Gaushalas. He said that the government has made a policy under which any person or organization can operate a cowshed by taking land at Rs 1000 per acre per year.
Sh. Dalal said that the work of making manure from cow dung has been done in the Gaushala established in Panchkula and similarly, the work of making natural paints has also been done in this Gaushala. He informed that various agreements have been signed by the Gas Authority of India for the purchase of gas.
He informed that 600 gaushalas are running in the state and 4.5 lakh cows have been kept in them and similar efforts are being made to keep one lakh destitute cows in gaushalas. Referring to natural farming, he said that cows are also contributing a lot in natural farming and the government is moving towards making a policy on this so that the money on fertilizers can be saved and natural farming can be encouraged. Sh. Dalal said that the budget of Gaushalas has been doubled during the year 2014 to 2022.
Sh. Dalal said that similarly sterilization of lakhs of dogs has been done.
