Survey on in Trichy to Streamline Dairy Farms and Cow Shelters

Trichy corporation has started a survey to identify dairies and cattle shelters within the city’s jurisdiction based on a set of directives from the central pollution control board (CPCB). While the civic body plans to develop the livelihood of cattle owners by implementing the guidelines, locals want the corporation to streamline the presence of stray cattle on roads simultaneously.

As dairy farms are discharging cattle dung along with waste water, complaints were raised about clogging of drainage line. Similarly, waste water discharged by cow shelters has to be handled properly to avoid ground pollution, according to the “guidelines for environmental management of dairy farms and gaushalas’. To implement certain suggestions such as the possibility of producing biogas from cattle dung and promoting better housekeeping, the local bodies were told by CPCB to survey dairy farms and cattle shelters in their jurisdiction.

The civic body here has already launched the survey as part of which an application form will be filled in the presence of owners with questions such as the number of animals reared, floor area and wastewater management. “The primary objective is to streamline the functioning of dairy farms and cow shelters. Provisions to improve the livelihood of dairy farms will also be discussed,” corporation commissioner S Sivasubramanian said. The guidelines also instruct civic bodies to inspect the dairy farms periodically to ensure hygiene. While welcoming the move, locals said stray cattle menace must also be included in the ongoing exercise. “Stray cattle occupying arterial roads is a menace. It is better if the local body focuses on those who rear a small number of cattle too so that the menace can come to an end,” S Saravanan, a resident of Mahalakshmi Nagar said. The survey will be carried out under five categories based on the number of cattle reared, officials added. The survey will be compiled and submitted to CPCB for another round of auditing.