In a bid to enable gaushalas to become prosperous by earning from waste like cow dung and cow urine,Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Boardis conducting a hackathon named Self-reliantGau-Shala-WasteTo Wealth.
In this hackathon, online suggestions are being taken from students, people and organisations associated with cow-rearing and management regarding maximum income from cow-waste. Rs one lakh will be given as first prize and second prize of Rs 50,000 rupees will be given on best suggestions.
The State Government is also mulling a scheme to purchase cow dung from farmers. The plan is to make PROM fertilizer with cow dung. A state government team visitedChhattisgarhearlier this year to study the model of buying cow dung in the bordering state. The MP model would be slightly different.