The matter of abandoned livestock was among the most eminent poll planks being used by the opposing party to attack the governing BJP in the recent Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Farmers on the ground brought up the issue almost as much as the opposing party because stray animals consume their prepared crops even if the guards were lowered slightly.
Yogi government is now evaluating a strategy under which cowsheds will be established in 200 assembly sections at first, accompanied by the rest of the province, in the attempt of discovering a permanent solution for abandoned cattle. As of now, around 5300 cowsheds have already been crafted in the state's urban and rural areas, accommodating lakhs of stray animals.
According to Dharampal Singh, minister of animal husbandry, minority welfare, and dairy each of the forthcoming cowsheds will be large enough to hold at least 5000 livestock.
The cowsheds will be built on either unoccupied government property or infertile land that will be evolved for grazing. If any such land gets discovered being under illegal annexation, the government will have it cleared, the minister added.
The use of cattle dung would be ensured under this scheme for power generation, producing cooking gas and bio-fertilizer. The minister further stated that the energy produced by the cattle dung will be used in illuminating the cowsheds.
According to sources, the animal husbandry department, all breeds of cows will be accommodated together under the new scheme. The cost of maintaining cow shacks would be covered by selling milk and dairy products and cow dung and urine, which already has a large market in the state.
Furthermore, the farmers who are rearing the stray animals will be connected to the market segments, customers for bio-fertilizers, bio-gas, eco-friendly products made from cow dung, and bio-pesticides.
