AR-News: (IN) Lesson for cow crusaders

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Vellore, Dec. 2: In a cattle shed at a village in Vellore, a large green
pumpkin sits on a blue chair. “It is as sturdy as a new groom. Can anyone
lift it?” challenges district collector A.C. Mohandass.

The pumpkin — fresh from the farm — is the first to be grown organically
in Selamanatham village, 26 km from Vellore town.

Surrounded by hills thirsting for afforestation, the village, along with
several others in the district, has launched a project that would warm the
hearts of animal rights activists and eco-conservationists like Vandana Shiva.

Grown with vermi-compost (organic manure) produced inside the long shed,
the pumpkin is a ‘trophy’ of the Cattle-Centred Integrated Environmental
Conservation, a unique state-NGO-private sector initiative.

Under the project, “useless or discarded” cattle — particularly male
calves — are utilised for waste management instead of being sent to
abattoirs in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh or Kerala, says C. Srinivasan of
the NGO Exnora Green Cross, Vellore.

full story:
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1031203/asp/nation/story_2638295.asp

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