Chief Secretary Smt. Radha Raturi held a meeting regarding the construction of Gaushalas
In Uttarakhand, the honorarium given to those who adopt destitute bovine animals is the highest compared to other states in the country
Municipalities will make arrangement to review, monitor and send the number of stray animals to Gaushalas every month
Continuous monitoring of the operation and maintenance of Gaushalas will be done
CS directed for mandatory geotagging of all bovine animals
Dashboard and app will be launched soon regarding bovine animal information
In Uttarakhand, the honorarium given to those who adopt destitute bovine animals is the highest compared to other states in the country. It is Rs. 80 per animal per day. Despite this, to completely rid the problem of destitute bovine animals on the roads, Chief Secretary Smt. Radha Raturi has instructed the Secretary Urban Development to review, monitor the number of destitute bovine animals found on the roads in urban areas by the municipalities every month and make arrangement to send them to the Gaushalas.
In the meeting related to the construction of Gaushalas of Uttarakhand Animal Welfare Board held in the Secretariat, CS Smt. Radha Raturi has instructed the Urban Development Department to complete the construction work of 36 Gaushalas to be established in urban areas soon. The Urban Development Department has identified land for 36 Gaushalas in 13 districts of the state and the construction work of 13 Gaushalas is in progress. The Chief Secretary has also directed the Panchayati Raj Department to start the construction work of 26 Gaushalas to be set up in the rural areas of the state soon. For this, an amount of Rs 10 crore has already been released to the department through the missing link. In this regard, the work of land identification has been completed by the Panchayati Raj Department.
Emphasizing on the use of modern technology and IT in the long-term solution of the problem of destitute bovine animals, Chief Secretary Smt Radha Raturi has instructed for mandatory geotagging of all bovine animals in the state as well as data analysis related to the age, medical and other information of each bovine animal in the app and dashboard to be launched soon in this regard. She described the Gausevak Yojana as important in the care of destitute animals and instructed for its maximum expansion.
Giving strict instructions for continuous monitoring of the operation and maintenance of the cow shelters under construction and already operational, Chief Secretary Smt. Raturi has instructed to ensure adequate arrangements of fodder, straw, light, security and medicines for the cows in the cow shelters. She has also instructed for regular inspection of the cow shelters.
It has been informed by the Uttarakhand Animal Welfare Board that the number of stray animals in the state at present is 20887.
On this occasion, Secretary Dr. BVRCC Purushottam, Shri Nitesh Jha, Shri. Chandresh Kumar, Shri. V. Shanmugam and officials of the concerned departments were present.
