Hathras DM Inspects 6 Hectares For Medical College, Orders Land Transfer

Hathras, October 10: District Magistrate Saty Prakash Patel inspected land identified for the proposed medical college and directed officials to complete all formalities for its transfer at the earliest. He carried out the inspection at the Parag Dairy premises in the Sassni development block along with Superintendent of Police Chiranjiv Nath Sinha.

The inspection was conducted to speed up the process of establishing the medical college in the district. The District Magistrate inspected more than six hectares of land identified for the project and asked the concerned officials to complete the land transfer procedure on priority.

He directed that the land should be transferred to the Medical Education Department at the earliest so that the process for setting up the medical college could move forward. Officials were instructed to complete all related formalities without delay.

During the visit, the District Magistrate also made a surprise inspection of the temporary cow shelter operating on the Parag Dairy premises. He reviewed the arrangements at the shelter, where a total of 1007 cattle were found being kept. The cattle were found to be healthy.

However, ear tags were not found in the ears of around 40 to 50 cattle. Taking note of this, the District Magistrate directed the concerned officials to carry out ear tagging immediately.

He also instructed officials to shift the cattle kept at the temporary shelter to the cow shelters located at Samamai Ruhal and Nagla Gadhu. The directions were issued so that the cattle could be kept at the other shelters as per the prescribed arrangement.

The District Magistrate also checked the availability of fodder, green fodder and drinking water for the cattle. The Chief Veterinary Officer informed him that 300 quintals of straw were currently available at the shelter.

During the inspection, the District Magistrate sought information about drinking water, tin sheds, green fodder and straw arrangements for the cattle. He also examined various records maintained at the shelter, including the attendance register of the caretaker, the stock register and the visit register of the veterinary doctor.

He directed the officials to maintain regular cleanliness at the cow shelter and ensure all essential basic facilities for the cattle. He also instructed the Chief Veterinary Officer to ensure regular health check-ups and vaccination of the cattle kept at all permanent and temporary cow shelters in the district.

The District Magistrate further directed that 100 per cent ear tagging of the cattle should be ensured across all these shelters.

District Development Officer, Additional District Magistrate (Finance and Revenue), Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Sassni, Chief Veterinary Officer, Block Development Officer, Sassni, and other concerned officers and employees were present during the inspection.