Berhampur: Despite a ban on polythene materials in Odisha’s Berhampur city, people continue their use putting the life of street cattle at stake. In the latest case, 30 kg of polythene waste was removed from the stomach of a cow in the city.
According to sources, some local people found a cow writhing in pain on Giri Road in the city on Wednesday and informed chief district veterinary officer Manoj Kumar Sahu. The staff of the veterinary hospital went to the spot and examined the cow. Suspecting that the cow was having stomach pain, they brought it to the hospital.
A team of veterinarians comprising Satyanarayana Kar, Tanmayee Patnaik and Rama Gouri performed surgery on the cow. During surgery, around 30 kg of polythene waste was removed from its stomach.
This is not the solitary instance of polythene coming out of the stomach of a cow in Berhampur. Earlier, around 15 kg of plastic waste was found from another cow near MKCG Medical College and Hospital in the city. The Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) has banned the use of polythene for the last decade.
