The district-level Gosamvradhana Utsav was celebrated at Alipingala near here on Thursday. Jagatsinghpur MLA Prasanta Muduli inaugurated the celebration and spoke about his close childhood association with cows in his village and termed cow farming as a profession that is commercially viable for employment generation. .
District Collector Parul Patawari, ZP President Priyadarshini Biswal, Block Chairperson Bijayalaxmi Behera attended the event as guests.
They pointed out that the domestication of cow happened in ancient times.
Cow rearing is beneficial to mankind in several ways as milk serves as a food supplement for the growing population, mainly for children, Collector Patwari said.
ZP President Biswal said cow is treated as the second mother in the society. Moreover, cattle-rearing is a profitable occupation.
Apparently, Jagatsinghpur has earned a name as top district in the State for milk production over past few years, speakers informed. The guests performed Gopuja in the presence of hundreds of cow lovers. The Collector felicitated some cow and calf growers for successfully taming cows. A free medical camp for animals was held after the end of the celebration.