45 goats die after drinking ‘contaminated’ water
Jalandhar, April 20
As many as 45 goats owned by a family of Sarai Jattan village of Sultanpur Lodhi died on Wednesday afternoon after reportedly consuming contaminated water.
Charan Dass, who owned the goats, said the goats drank water from a site near a tubewell today afternoon. Within 30 minutes of consuming water, all of them started collapsing. While 45 died, five are still under treatment and told to be serious.
Officials of the Department of Animal Husbandry have taken samples of the deceased goats for post- mortem to ascertain the cause of their death. Veterinary expert Dr Balwinder Singh said prima facie it appeared that the goats had consumed some poisonous item. He said about 20 goats are still safe. Ex-sarpanch of the village Charanjit S Dhillon has sought Rs 15,000 per goat compensation to the poor family from the government. —
