Sources stated that twenty cows, including a few pregnant ones, are in need of immediate shelter in Thiruvananthapuram. A high court order dated october 28, had asked to shut down a cattle shed (goshala) that is located near the Kuthira Malika palace near the famous sree padmanabhaswamy temple and HC had ordered Thiruvananthapuram Corporation to take immediate action within two weeks of the judgment.
Meanwhile the statement submitted by Corporation in the high court says, "Cattle shed is kept in most unhygienic manner. Perhaps the roof of the shed is made of tarpaulin and there are 38 cows (now down to 20 after some were relocated) including calves in the shed and the shed is unauthorized and managed by a private trust. No statutory license has been obtained by the trust and the cattle shed pose health hazards and is also a nuisance to the general public because of the unhygienic condition."
Moreover agreeing to the statement, the court ordered the Corporation to take immediate action to close down the Goshala and no action has been taken yet to relocate the cows. Apparently it was reported that about the pathetic plight of the cows in the goshala as they were not given enough food by the private trust named sree Padmanabha Swamy Goshala Trust, in which actor and bjp mp suresh Gopi and a few other film actors are members and the cowshed is situated on the land owned by Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple. Perhaps the goshala trust established the shed with the permission of the then head of the Travancore royal family, Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma, 10 years ago. Hence it was started to provide good quality milk to the temple for its rituals. Currently, the temple has its own goshala.
