Jaisalmer, May 25 -- Following a public outcry over the discovery of over 300 cattle carcasses abandoned in a dumping yard in Jaisalmer, the Municipal Council has launched a large-scale clean-up operation and initiated action against the contractor responsible for the disposal of dead animals.

Municipal Council Commissioner Lajpal Singh Sodha said the carcasses had accumulated over several days after the contractor failed to dispose of them properly.

"We assign contractors for the collection and disposal of dead animals. For several days, the carcasses were taken to the dumping yard, but they were not disposed of. As a result, many carcasses accumulated at the dumping yard," Sodha told ANI.

The Commissioner further emphasised that the ...