Jaisalmer civic body swings into action, buries hundreds of cattle carcasses after public outrage
The Municipal Council in Jaisalmer has begun burying hundreds of cattle carcasses following public outrage over their disposal. The council terminated the services of the contractor responsible for the improper handling of the carcasses. The swift action aims to alleviate the foul smell and environmental contamination affecting local residents.
- ▪The Municipal Council in Jaisalmer started burying cattle carcasses after public outrage.
- ▪The contractor responsible for the disposal was terminated and will be blacklisted.
- ▪Local authorities are taking measures to prevent environmental contamination and foul odors.
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In the wake of public outrage over cattle carcasses lying abandoned in a dumping yard, the Municipal Council in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer on Monday started the process of burying them. The civic body has also decided to terminate the bone disposal contractor’s services.Video footage from a landfill on Ramgarh road, 7 km from the district headquarters, circulating on social media showed hundreds of rotting cattle carcasses. This led to an outrage by the residents, while the cow protection groups demanded action.Municipal Commissioner Lajpal Singh Sodha said the contractor was allotted space at the dumping yard for the disposal of dead animals. “Typically, dead animals collected from the city are dried for a day or two before being buried in pits according to the disposal process.
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