North Delhi Municipal Corporation to set up cowshed in Rani Khera

NEW DELHI: North Delhi Municipal Corporation plans to set up a cowshed in Rani Khera after facing problems due to lack of space at gaushalas that are run by NGOs and supported by Delhi government.
The facility will be developed on a portion of the land that was earlier marked for developing a scientific waste-to-energy plant. However, the plan was later put on hold.
At present, the civic body doesn’t have its own facility to keep stray cattle permanently, only cow shelters where stray cattle are kept for a couple of days before being shifted to gaushalas.
“We propose to establish our own cowshed on 15 acres of land in Rani Khera,” said standing committee chairman Chhail Bihari Goswami. He will propose the project in his budget speech to be presented in house on Saturday.
The civic agency aims to hand over the site to an NGO, which will provide all facilities at the cowshed. “As per the proposal, the NGO will arrange for a shed for keeping the cows, storing fodder, a mortuary and a veterinary hospital,” said Goswami.