Govt schools to be painted with shades of cow dung in Chhattisgarh

The state government would set up the units, for which technology transfer agreements have been signed with KVIC

In yet another move to strengthen the rural economy, the Chhattisgarh government has decided to paint state-run schools with the shades manufactured from cow dung.

“Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has called for the use of cow dung paints in all school buildings to provide employment to rural women and increase their income,” a government spokesperson said.

Paints manufactured in the rural industrial parks, which have been set up at the “Gauthans”, will be used. The Gauthans (livestock shelters) have been set up at villages under the government’s flagship Godhan Nyay Yojana. Chhattisgarh has set up 8,404 Gauthans of the 10,624