U.P. launches drive to tag cattle with radium strips
Hindustan TimesThe Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday launched a drive to tag cattle in villages abutting highways with radium strips. Animal husbandry minister Dharampal Singh formally inaugurated the radium strip distribution programme at Qazi Khera in the state capital’s Gosainganj block Animal husbandry minister Dharampal Singh formally inaugurated the radium strip distribution programme at Qazi Khera in the state capital’s Gosainganj block. The initiative was initially mooted after transport commissioner Chandrabhushan Singh urged additional chief secretary of animal husbandry to tag fluorescent tapes on stray animals to reduce road accidents. This was reported by HT in a piece titled “Fluorescent reflective tapes on stray animals to put brakes on road accidents in U.P” Also, the minister announced the establishment of a cattle conservation center in Qazi Khera, with an investment of ₹1.80 crore. “When Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Yogi Adityanath talk about doubling farmers’ income, they are not only referring to the income from crop farming but also animal husbandry.
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