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The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) started microchipping and registration of cattle successful its modern cattle sheds connected Saturday.
GCC Veterinary Officer Kamal Hussain said the process to registry 160 cows successful the modern cattle sheds began successful Anna Nagar.
Once the process is completed, the GCC volition commencement issuing licences for the microchipped carnal connected outgo of ₹100 by the owner. The microchips volition beryllium placed astatine the basal of the animal’s ear, and volition person details of the carnal and its proprietor with their Aadhaar number. The GCC volition not cod immoderate interest for microchipping and registration.
Tackling stray menace
If a cattle oregon buffalo with a microchip is recovered straying connected the road, GCC officials volition scan the spot to hint the proprietor and get the details recorded.
‘The microchipping and registration of cattle volition beryllium completed successful the modern cattle sheds successful Tiruvottiyur, Manali, Madhavaram, Royapuram and Teynampet zones adjacent week. After completing the work, we volition commencement microchipping of cattle successful residential areas. The works are expected to beryllium completed by March 18.” the serviceman said.
The largest cattle shed constructed by the GCC successful Royapuram has 550 cows and buffaloes. Cattle owners wage ₹10 a time to location the animals successful the modern cattle shed.
Work connected the operation of modern cattle sheds volition beryllium completed successful Tondiarpet, Perungudi, Sholinganallur, and Alandur zones by the extremity of February. By the extremity of March, the GCC volition unfastened 17 modern cattle sheds crossed the city, officials said.
