While revealing the present status of the cattle population in India he said, there was a general decline in the population of the entire cattle population as well as in the productivity of milk. There was a dilution in the purity of breeds. Some of the indigenous breeds like red Sindhi and Tharparker in Rajasthan and Gujarath and ongole are on the verge of extinction. Whereas punganur in the Andhra Pradesh had already become extinct. The population of Sahiwal breed was fast declining, he added.
Blind following of westernized techniques which depend on the soil and nature, indiscrimination in breeding,
illegal slaughtering, deficiency in fodder, impact of adverse affect of climate, lack of use of modern breeding techniques are some of the reasons for the decline in the indigenous breed of cattle, he said.
He asuggested the government to adopt a proper breeding policy, complete ban in cross breeding, to create awareness amongst the farmers and encourage them with incentives.
Speaking on the subject on rural development with cow, Suryakanth Jalan said villages are facing the problems like water shortage, unemployment and soil problem. This was overcome by using cow dung and urine over the years that enhanced the fertility of the soil and the farmers could grow any crop with better yields compared to the use of chemical fertilizers, he added.
By adopting water harvesting, problem of water shortage could be effectively overcome. At the same time unemployment as well as the problem of migration of rural youth also overcome, he said.