Around 10000 stray cattle in Himachal will be provided with shelter with an aim to make Himachal, a stray-cattle free State.Animal Husbandry Minister Virender Kanwar on Monday presided over a meeting of Gau Sewa Aayog in this regard.He directed the officers concerned to complete the construction work of cow shelter and cow sanctuaries by February 2021, so that around 10000 stray cattle could be provided with shelter and streets of the state could be made free from stray cattle.
He asked the officers to expedite ongoing work, to make the roads of state free from stray cattle by January 2022. Kanwar also directed to expedite the construction work of seven cow sanctuaries in district Kangra. The authorities should complete the process of identification of land for construction of cow sanctuaries in other districts as well, he said.
He added that lift assembly vehicles would be bought to lift the injured cows in the state.