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| + | [http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=Cong-ruled-Guj-civic-body-puts-cap-on-03122016021022 Cong-ruled Guj civic body puts cap on cow excretion, Dec 03 2016 : The Times of India] | ||
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| + | How much dung should a cow or buffalo excrete daily? For most, the question is irrelevant but not for the Congress-ruled Amreli municipality, which has clamped restrictions on defecation by cattle on public roads. | ||
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| + | In a strange order issued on December 1, the civic body has set a daily lim it of 3 kg for an adult bovine and 1 kg for calves to ex crete dung that too at the specific spots earmarked for them. What's more, the cattle owners who fail to keep a check on quantity of their animals' excreta will be subjected to a humiliating punishment -they will be paraded on donkey in the town, the order stated. | ||
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| + | Interestingly, a special flying squad will be constituted to measure the size and weight of the cattle dung. | ||
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| + | “We have invited opinion of citizens in this regard and we will publish them in coming days,“ Alka Gondalia, president, Amreli municipality told TOI. | ||
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Cow dung
Amreli (Gujarat) places limits on how much cattle can excrete
Cong-ruled Guj civic body puts cap on cow excretion, Dec 03 2016 : The Times of India
How much dung should a cow or buffalo excrete daily? For most, the question is irrelevant but not for the Congress-ruled Amreli municipality, which has clamped restrictions on defecation by cattle on public roads.
In a strange order issued on December 1, the civic body has set a daily lim it of 3 kg for an adult bovine and 1 kg for calves to ex crete dung that too at the specific spots earmarked for them. What's more, the cattle owners who fail to keep a check on quantity of their animals' excreta will be subjected to a humiliating punishment -they will be paraded on donkey in the town, the order stated.
Interestingly, a special flying squad will be constituted to measure the size and weight of the cattle dung.
“We have invited opinion of citizens in this regard and we will publish them in coming days,“ Alka Gondalia, president, Amreli municipality told TOI.
Cow urine
2018: organic farmers purchase it at milk prices
Shoeb Khan, Cow urine new revenue stream for dairy farmers, July 24, 2018: The Times of India
It’s not just milk, cow urine, too, is bringing in a revenue stream for dairy farmers in Rajasthan now.
The demand is such that the farmers are selling urine of high breed cows, such as Gir and Tharparkar, at Rs15-Rs30 per litre in the wholesale market, while a litre of cow milk fetches them a price between Rs22 and Rs25.
Kailesh Gujjar, from Jaipur, has started selling cow urine to people who are into organic farming. He says his earnings has increased by at least 30% after he started selling cow urine, apart from milk. Cow urine is used as an alternative to pesticides by organic farmers. People use cow urine for medicinal purposes and also in rituals.
Gujjar’s change in fortune comes with a price, though. He says he has to stay awake the entire night keeping a watch on the cows to ensure that urine doesn’t fall on the ground. “Cow is our mother, so I don’t mind staying awake at night,” says Gujjar, who has been selling milk since last two decades.
Om Prakash Meena, a milk trader, has started buying cow urine from a Gir cowshed in Jaipur. “I sell one litre of cow urine between Rs30 and Rs50. The demand for urine is high among organic farmers who use it as in alternate to pesticides. They sprinkle cow urine on crops to prevent from insect attacks,” says Meena. “Many people use cow urine in rituals like ‘yagna’ and ‘panchgavyam’ during ‘janaau’ ceremony,” he adds.
The government-run Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology in Udaipur uses 300-500 litres of cow urine every month in its organic farming project. The university has roped in dairy farmers across the state for supplying cow urine. Every month, the university purchases cow urine worth Rs15,000-Rs20,000. Vicechancellor Uma Shankar says, “Cow urine has the potential to provide additional income to farmers.” Rajasthan has around 8,58,960 cows in 2,562 state-run shelters, says Ota Ram Dewasi, Gopalan department minister in the Vasundhara Raje cabinet.
See also
Cows: India
