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Telangana govt to construct state-of-the art cow shelters in four places in first phase

Hyderabad, June 17 (UNI) With an objective of protection of cows, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday evening instructed officials concerned to construct the cow shelters with state-of-the-art facilities in four places in the state.
These cow shelters will be established in sizeable areas in the famous temple Vemulawada where the devotees donates calves as part of 'Kode Mokku' ritual, Yadagirigutta, Yenkepally near Hyderabad city and at Animal Husbandry university in the first phase, said Revanth, who conducted a review on cow protection with the official concerned in the state at his residence here.
The CM anguished over the spate of dying of the cows which are donated in large numbers by the devotees to cow shelters due to space constraints and other problems.
The CM suggested that special attention should be paid to the protection of Calves donated with utmost devotion by the devotees and instructed the officials to establish Cow Shelters in a sprawling over 100 acres of land at Vemulawada.
Revanth appointed a three member Official Committee to formulate a Comprehensive Policy for Cow Protection in the state.
The Committee comprising Special Chief Secretary to Animal Husbandry Department Sabyasachi Ghosh, Principal Secretary to Endowments Department Shailaja Ramaiyar and Secretary of the state Agriculture Department Raghunandan Rao, will conduct an in- depth study on the establishment of Cow Shelters (Goshalas) and also visit other states to study the cow protection policies, the CM said.
The new policies should focus mainly on cow protection in view of the importance of cows in our culture and the sentiments of the devotees, he said.
The CM made it clear that the state government is ready to spend liberally for cow protection.
During the meeting, the officials submitted an approach paper related to the management of cow shelters to the Chief Minister.
State Animal Husbandry Minister Vakiti Srihari, Special Chief Secretary to Animal Husbandry department Sabyasachi Ghosh, Principal Secretary to Endowments Shailaja Ramayyar, Agriculture Secretary Raghunandan Rao, HMDA Commissioner Sarfaraz Ahmed, Animal Husbandry Director Gopi, Ranga Reddy District Collector Narayana Reddy and others participated in the meeting.
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