Chhattisgarh to procure cow dung from farmers for vermicompost

The Chhattisgarh government is setting up to procure cow dung at ₹1.50 for each kilogram from cattle rearers as portion of its ‘Gaudhan Nyay Yojana’ which will be introduced on July twenty, coinciding with the Hareli competition, officials claimed on Sunday.

The recommendation to buy cow dung was created on Saturday by a condition cupboard sub-committee less than agriculture minister Ravindra Choubey, claimed a government spokesperson.

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel experienced, on June 25, declared the plan and claimed it would be made use of for large-scale generation of vermicompost (product or service of decomposition of organic make any difference introduced about by worms).

He experienced claimed it would be introduced on Hareli competition, which is celebrated to mark the start off of agricultural activities.

The plan is aimed at promoting cattle rearing, making certain the safety of livestock and strengthening the rural overall economy.

While the cupboard sub-committee deliberated on the procurement selling price, one more less than main secretary KP Mandal was formed to plan the procurement, economical administration and generation of vermicompost.

Choubey in the conference claimed the dung would be gathered by ‘gauthan’ committees and women of self-assistance groups doorway to doorway and a procurement card will be issued in which facts of purchase will be managed.

The urban administration department and forest committees will oversee the plan in their respective regions, the official added.