Bhopal: The state government has decided shift the homeless bovine to shelter homes to prevent them from causing problem to the commuters. A decision that homeless bovine will be kept in the cow shelters was taken at departmental meeting held at the state secretariat on Friday under the chairmanship of animal husbandry, fishermen welfare and fisheries development minister Lakhan Singh Yadav.
In the initial phase, stray cows and bulls found roaming in Bhopal will be captured and kept in the cow shelters.
Discussion was held on identifying venues for opening of new shelter homes for stray bovine, financial management for governance of the cattle etc. During the meeting the officials said that homeless bovine in the state are being registered with the UID tags.
ACS Manoj Shrivastav told Collector Bhopal that in the next three days, capacity of all 7 Kanji houses in the city should be assessed so that the bovine can be kept there. He directed him to hold discussion with the managers of all 27 cow shelters run in Bhopal district and assess their capacity to accommodate homeless bovine.