Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 3: Chander Mohan Gupta, Mayor JMC along with Jugal Kishore Sharma, Member Parliament Jammu-Poonch Constituency today laid foundation stone of Modern Gaushala/cattle pound at village Seri Khurd, Panjgrain, Nagrota Jammu to effectively contain the menace of stray animals in the Jammu city and shifting of animals from unregistered dairies.
Mayor said that this modern cattle pound will accommodate more than 300 cattle including cows, bulls and calves and will have all required modern infrastructure like in-house quarantine/ isolation and OPD facility for providing better health care to the housed animals.
Mayor further informed that to run this project in self sustainable mode, all the waste generated in the cattle pound like cow dung/ urine will be processed scientifically for making Vermi compost, Ark & biogas and to secure the allotted land, boundary wall work by way of chain link fencing equipped with concertina oil and barbed wire upto a length of 2700 Rft has already been completed by the JMC.
The project Division of JMC apprised the Mayor and other dignitaries present there that in the first phase of this development work, cow shed, bull shed, calf shed, isolation & quarantine shed for cows & bulls, open shed for cow dung collection, shed for storage of feed & fodder, gatekeeper/ care taker hut, sump tank & construction of R/Wall along approach road will be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs five crores and remaining proposed structure will be constructed in next phase of the project.
MP Jugal Kishore Sharma also spoke on the occasion and extended much gratitude to the Mayor and officers of JMC for taking such initiatives towards this prestigious project at this beautiful and eco-friendly site which is situated just near the National Highway which will also attract the tourists/pilgrims who pass through this locality.
Purnima Sharma, Deputy Mayor; Avny Lavasa Commissioner JMC, Parsohotham Dadhichi, President Sanatan Dharm Sabha J&K; Narinder Singh Jamwal, Chairman Health & Sanitation Committee; Yash Pal Sharma ‘Mantoo’, Chairman Swachh Bharat Committee; Kuldeep Singh Chib, Chairman Social Justice Committee; JMC Councilors Dinesh Gupta, Sat Pal Karlupia, Surinder Sharma, Akshay Sharma, Shama Akhther were present on the occasion.
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