Kamdhenu The Wish Cow

Author(s): Gunvant Barvalia
Publisher: Ahimsa Research Foundation

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AMADHENU
To avoid encroachment of land, the embankments should be planted with thorny herbal borders such as Kounch, Kanchka, Giloya, Madhunashini, Shatavari, Bhilama, Chanothi, Shevari, and Agastha. These will provide protection to the land and also provide fodder for the cattle and will also restrain soil erosion.
To ensure that the Panjrapole can feed the entire cattle that comes in, there should be a thumb rule followed of 'one animal per acre'. The land should be generously planted with various types of native grasses. Simultaneously, planting of many types of fodder and various types of trees such as Subabool etc., which can be nibbled will protect the animals.
Many Panjrapoles are harassed under various Industrial Laws, Labour Laws, Measurement Laws, Land Ceiling Act and so on. Nothing much but empty promises are available from the Government to stop the cattle wealth from going in to the slaughter houses. In this context, it is necessary to set up panels of Legal Experts who can provide continuous guidance, which can solve legal tangles.
All Goshalas and Panjrapoles should strongly petition before the Government, which is encouraging violent activities such as fish-farming, fishing, chemical fertilisers and pesticide manufacture etc., for sanctioning of permanent subsidies to ensure that the lamp of Jeevadaya keeps glowing.
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