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Time of India
an hour ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy orders 4 new cow shelters: Vemulawada to get 100-acre Goshala; policy panel formed, devotion meets action
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy HYDERABAD: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday directed officials to construct four modern cow shelters to begin with, including one on 100 acres at Vemulawada, during a review meeting on cow protection held at his residence on Tuesday. The CM also instructed officials to formulate a comprehensive policy for cow protection in the state. "The new policy should focus mainly on cow protection in view of the importance of cows in our culture and the sentiments of the devotees," he said, expressing anguish over reports of the death of 39 bull calves donated by devotees to cow shelters. The CM appointed a three-member committee comprising special chief secretary (animal husbandry department) Sabyasachi Ghosh, principal secretary (endowments) Shailaja Ramaiyar and secretary (agriculture) Raghunandan Rao. The committee will conduct a study on establishment of cow shelters (Goshalas) and will also visit other states to understand cow protection policies. Apart from the cow shelter in the temple town of Vemulawada, where devotees donate cows and bull calves as part of 'Kode Mokku', other shelters will come up at Yadagirigutta, Yenkepally near Hyderabad and Telangana Veterinary University. "Special attention should be paid to protection of calves donated with devotion by the devotees," he instructed officials. "The state govt is ready to spend liberally for cow protection." During the meeting, officials submitted a paper related to management of cow shelters to the CM. Animal husbandry minister Vakiti Srihari and senior officials attended the meeting.
NDTV
10 hours ago
- Politics
- NDTV
Revanth Reddy Forms 3-Member Team To Plan Telangana Cow Protection Policy
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Tuesday appointed a three-member committee to formulate a comprehensive policy for cow protection in the state. The three-member committee comprises 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. The official committee 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 Chief Minister has said that the new policies should focus mainly on cow protection in view of the importance of cows in the Indian culture and the sentiments of the devotees. Chief Minister Reddy has ordered the officials to construct cow shelters with state-of-the-art facilities. These cow shelters will be established in sizeable areas at four places: in the famous temple Vemulawada where the devotees donate calves as part of ' Kode Mokku' ritual, Yadagirigutta, Yenkepally near Hyderabad city and at Animal Husbandry University in the first phase. The Chief Minister suggested that special attention should be paid to the protection of calves donated with utmost devotion by the devotees. He 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.
