Chhattisgarh: Baghel government starts buying cow urine at Rs 4 a litre

At 307 litres, Kabirdham district bought the most cow urine, followed by Balod and Mahasamund districts. Bastar district has three ‘gauthans’ that buy cow urine, while all other districts have two centres each.

Earlier in February this year, Baghel had asked Chief Secretary Amitabh Jain to submit an action plan regarding the scientific usage of cow urine.

Baghel, while speaking during the scheme’s inauguration, said, “Taking a cue from the multi-dimensional results of the Godhan Nyay Yojana, many states in the country started adopting the model…rich or poor, all are selling cow dung.”

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Over 76-lakh quintals of cow dung has been procured in the past two years, 22-lakh quintals of which was converted into organic manure by women self-help groups. The government paid Rs 153 crore to the gauthan samitis for the cow dung procurement.

The scheme aims to minimise the use of expensive chemical pesticides and simultaneously promote organic farming in the state, the CM said.