Telangana CM Revanth Reddy orders 4 new cow shelters: Vemulawada to get 100-acre Goshala; policy panel formed, devotion meets action

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy
HYDERABAD: Chief minister A
Revanth Reddy
on Tuesday directed officials to construct four modern cow shelters to begin with, including one on 100 acres at Vemulawada, during a review meeting on cow protection held at his residence on Tuesday.
The CM also instructed officials to formulate a comprehensive policy for cow protection in the state.
"The new policy should focus mainly on cow protection in view of the importance of cows in our culture and the sentiments of the devotees," he said, expressing anguish over reports of the death of 39 bull calves donated by devotees to cow shelters.
The CM appointed a three-member committee comprising special chief secretary (animal husbandry department) Sabyasachi Ghosh, principal secretary (endowments) Shailaja Ramaiyar and secretary (agriculture) Raghunandan Rao.
The committee will conduct a study on establishment of cow shelters (Goshalas) and will also visit other states to understand cow protection policies.
Apart from the cow shelter in the temple town of Vemulawada, where devotees donate cows and bull calves as part of 'Kode Mokku', other shelters will come up at Yadagirigutta, Yenkepally near Hyderabad and Telangana Veterinary University.
"Special attention should be paid to protection of calves donated with devotion by the devotees," he instructed officials. "The state govt is ready to spend liberally for cow protection."
During the meeting, officials submitted a paper related to management of cow shelters to the CM. Animal husbandry minister Vakiti Srihari and senior officials attended the meeting.

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