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Stray cattle that are left to loiter the roads by their former owners once they stop producing milk end up destroying standing crops of farmers and also causing road accidents.
It was one of the major issues raised by the Samajwadi Party during the assembly elections in 2022 and remains a poll point in the ongoing election.
In Kadaura village of Jalaun district, two gaushalas that are being run by women's self help groups with the assistance of the state government have been sheltering the stray cattle and providing them with feed and medical help.
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Started three years ago, the cattle shed run by NGO Griha Mahila Bal Vikas Seva Sansthan has around 200 animals left there by the municipality officials.
The cow shelter is helped by technology for better management of the cattle.
«We have been dedicatedly practising gau sewa and the work is not for minting money. The cattle has been geotagged and the district administration keeps a watch over the care provided to the