JAIPUR: After the death of hundreds of bovines at the state-run Hingonia gaushala, the government is now planning to rope in private players, who are successfully running gaushalas in other districts, to provide expertise and to hand over the responsibility running Hingonia gaushala.
On Friday, Madan Paliwal, chairman of Miraj Group that successfully runs a gaushala in Nathdwara, Rajsamand districts, visited the Hingonia Gaushala to provide expertise. Officials at Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) informed that Paliwal visited the gaushala following the chief minster's request to provide expertise. "There are nearly 1,200 cows in the Miraj Group-run gaushala. A presentation was given to the JMC officials to improve the conditions after adopting mechanised system," said an official.
Sources added, "The state government is also expecting to donate cows to the shelter at Nathdwara. However, the proposal has not been finalised yet." Meanwhile, on Friday morning, district collector Siddharth Mahajan assigned the work to the JMC officials and held a review meeting later in the evening. To ensure accountability, work in Hingonia Gaushala has been divided into seven sections and officials have been appointed for each, a senior official added. "The conditions were improved after the new arrangements were made on Thursday. Also, it did not rain on Friday so conditions remained stable."
Officials further informed that initiatives have been taken to improve the medical condition and control the death toll in the gaushala.
"We will prepare the medical history of each cow given shelter here. Majority of the cows died due to eating plastic waste. More doctors will be deployed and the number of operations performed daily will also be increased. New ICUs will also be constructed," an official informed.
The JMC would also cultivate green fodder in the adjoining 250 bighas of land for bovines. Cattle food, nutrition and green fodder will be provided twice on a daily basis. CCTV cameras will be installed to keep a tab on labourers.
The gaushala will also open its doors to visitors and bovine lovers. "Visitors can visit the shelter between 9am to 1pm on Saturday and Sunday. They can give fodder to cattle. This will bring in more transparency into the operations of the shelter," said an official.
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