The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has started a pilot project in Bulandshahr to collect cow urine from farmers. This is expected to boost farmers’ income, be of help to women who can find an extra mode of earning by collecting cow urine and help maintain cows that no longer produce milk.
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The cow urine collected is expected to be used as a raw material for agricultural purposes and it is hoped that it might come to replace chemical formulations. If the pilot project succeeds, a formal policy will be drawn up and the project will be rolled out across the state. The opposition Samajwadi Party has taken a dig at the government over this decision, alleging that the BJP is orchestrating a scam to raise funds for the elections.
It is reported that the initiative began with the cooperation of around 300 women, all of whom have been made shareholders.
“They do not seem pleased with the benefits accruing to the very section (the Yadavs) whose politics the Samajwadi Party champions,” he said.
