It further expressed displeasure over the government’s failure to give exact figures about the number of cattle houses in the dairy colonies of the city. While the Delhi government figure suggested that there are around 30,000 cattle housed in the nine dairy colonies, a report by the Central government’s Department of Animal Husbandry revealed that the number was over three lakh.
The Court ordered the Chief Secretary to file a detailed report indicating the roadmap about how it plans to ensure that all the dairies in Delhi have mandatory licenses and the cattle do not feed on waste.
The report submitted shall also detail the steps the government will take to ensure that the milk from dairies near landfill sites of Ghazipur and Bhalswa is not contaminated and also give details about efforts made to trace the source of Oxytocin, the Court said.
Further, the Bench said that it will pass directions regarding Madanpur Khadar dairy to ensure that it complies with the statutory framework and the same shall be treated as a pilot project.
It then ordered the FSSAI to ramp up testing of milk and other products in Delhi, especially near the landfill sites.
Source: Barandbench
