Over 9,000 cattle died in UP shelters in 2019 due to natural causes: State government

12:20:00 AM, Tuesday 25th of February 2020 | in miscellaneous

The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday said that 9,261 cattle died in various cattle shelters in the state in 2019 but no action was taken against officials concerned as the death was due to natural causes. Animal Husbandry Minister Lakshmi Narayan Chowdhury said, "In 2019, 9261 'govansh' [cattle] died in the state, in response to a question raised by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) member Sushma Patel in the assembly.