Rohtak gaushala under lens

Ravinder Saini

Rohtak, January 14

A gaushala set up by the Municipal Corporation, Rohtak (MCR), in Pehrawar village here has come under the scanner of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ajay Kumar, who constituted a five-member committee led by Rohtak SDM Vivek Arya to assess the overall functioning, health conditions of animals, infrastructure, income and expenditure of the gaushala.

Joint inspection to be carried out

The committee members will carry out a joint inspection in the Nagar Nigam Gaushala, Pehrawar, and submit a feasibility report regarding the overall working, condition of animals, infrastructure, income and expenditure within seven working days, an order issued by the DC read.

The Joint Commissioner, Executive Engineer and Accounts Officer of the MCR, along with the Deputy Director (Animal Husbandry) and Veterinary Surgeon posted at Kanheli village, are members of the committee.

According to sources, employees of the MCR inspected the gaushala on Friday, counted the number of cattle and checked the fodder being served to them, besides inspecting the sanitation conditions and other necessary arrangements there.

DC Ajay said the committee had been formed to find out the ways to improve the functioning of the gaushala. “An internal committee of the MCR is evaluating all aspects. Since officials of other departments were also to be included, a new committee has been formed for the purpose,” he added.

Meanwhile, Sombir Sharma, operator of the gaushala, said the team inspected the gaushala and found everything to be satisfactory at the facility.

“We have been taking care of over 3,500 heads of cattle here for over one and a half years. All guidelines and norms laid down by the state government are being followed,” he added. The gaushala is being run by a charitable trust.