How & why the NDA government is gearing up for mission to protect and promote the cow


After recently retiring from the Merchant Navy, UK Pundir plans to start a dairy farm on the 2.5 acres of land he owns on the outskirts of Dehradun. He concedes it will be more of pursuing a passion and less of chasing returns to supplement his pension. However, the engineer who understands the nuances of ship equipment is at a loss on which bovine to buy for his venture. Should he opt for the exotic international breeds of cows like Holstein and Jersey that are considered more efficient and productive than their desi counterparts? Or are there Indian breeds where the price-to-value equation works out better?To find out, Pundir drives down 55 km from Dehradun to Kalsi, a sleepy village in Uttarakhand that houses a cow farm with over 500 Red Sindhis, one of 39 Indian elite cow breeds. For an hour and a half, Pundir walks around the 170-acre sprawling campus overlooking the hills. The farm was set up by a Muslim family in 1937, which possibly left for Pakistan during Partition. The property was briefly under Army occupation before it was handed over to the state government...........Read more

 

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