Navi Mumbai: A cow shelter located at Kharghar in Sector 1, which houses over 125 cows and calves, has been asked by CIDCO to pack up and move out, triggering huge concern among animal rights activists who run the shelter. ,
A letter was recently sent to shelter founder Shailesh Khotkar by the Controller of Unauthorized Constructions (CUC) of CIDCO, asking him to vacate within 15 days.
Speaking to TOI, Khotkar, activist of Pujya Gowalkar Guruji Charitable Trust, said: “We have been rescuing and giving shelter to cows close to the creek area for 10 years. had recommended. As we were actively helping the police and civic authorities in animal welfare work, especially the rescue of cows, allow us to take shelter at this site. Therefore, after receiving this letter from CIDCO Now we are worried that we will be asked to move out. 125 cows?”
Khotkar, who has also written to top CIDCO officials and state officials, said: “In the past, there have been criminal cases in Kharghar and other parts of Raigad district, in which cows on the streets were first injected with drugs to They are sedated, and then illegally taken away in tempos by butchers. We had helped the police in many such cases to nab the culprits and rescue the cows. If CIDCO could take us out of this Kharghar site If he wants, he should give us an alternate land so that we can continue the work of the gaushala.”
While a CIDCO spokesperson was not available for comment, another official pointed out that the CUC usually sends notices or letters after finding any anomalies regarding unauthorized construction or land encroachment. Therefore, the aggrieved party can produce the relevant documents to the officials of CIDCO for the protection of their property.
Khotkar, however, said: “If CIDCO refuses to understand our difficult situation of taking care of so many cows, we may even file a PIL in the High Court. Almost every other day, we get calls from different sectors That’s how the cow or the calf is.” Damage caused by butchers or by speeding motorists on the roads. We will also meet the MD of CIDCO soon in this regard, as it will be sad and insensitive if CIDCO goes ahead and actually demolishes our gaushala.”
He further mentioned that before setting up the cow shelter in Kharghar, his group had given shelter to cattle at another place in Panvel’s Asudgaon, but due to some technical issues they had to move from there and thus moved to Kharghar near Kharghar. settled down. Creekside.
A letter was recently sent to shelter founder Shailesh Khotkar by the Controller of Unauthorized Constructions (CUC) of CIDCO, asking him to vacate within 15 days.
Speaking to TOI, Khotkar, activist of Pujya Gowalkar Guruji Charitable Trust, said: “We have been rescuing and giving shelter to cows close to the creek area for 10 years. had recommended. As we were actively helping the police and civic authorities in animal welfare work, especially the rescue of cows, allow us to take shelter at this site. Therefore, after receiving this letter from CIDCO Now we are worried that we will be asked to move out. 125 cows?”
Khotkar, who has also written to top CIDCO officials and state officials, said: “In the past, there have been criminal cases in Kharghar and other parts of Raigad district, in which cows on the streets were first injected with drugs to They are sedated, and then illegally taken away in tempos by butchers. We had helped the police in many such cases to nab the culprits and rescue the cows. If CIDCO could take us out of this Kharghar site If he wants, he should give us an alternate land so that we can continue the work of the gaushala.”
While a CIDCO spokesperson was not available for comment, another official pointed out that the CUC usually sends notices or letters after finding any anomalies regarding unauthorized construction or land encroachment. Therefore, the aggrieved party can produce the relevant documents to the officials of CIDCO for the protection of their property.
Khotkar, however, said: “If CIDCO refuses to understand our difficult situation of taking care of so many cows, we may even file a PIL in the High Court. Almost every other day, we get calls from different sectors That’s how the cow or the calf is.” Damage caused by butchers or by speeding motorists on the roads. We will also meet the MD of CIDCO soon in this regard, as it will be sad and insensitive if CIDCO goes ahead and actually demolishes our gaushala.”
He further mentioned that before setting up the cow shelter in Kharghar, his group had given shelter to cattle at another place in Panvel’s Asudgaon, but due to some technical issues they had to move from there and thus moved to Kharghar near Kharghar. settled down. Creekside.