Jaya steps in to save emus

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsChief Minister J Jayalalithaa has ordered release of funds to the tune of Rs 1 crore to the Animal Husbandry Department to ensure supply of feed to thousands of Emu birds, left unattended in farms at Erode and Coimbatore following a crackdown against the owners.In the previous months, following non-payment of interest amounts by Emu farm owners, a number of investors had approached police with complaints of fraud, an official release said. The CM had then ordered officials to take action against the farm owners. She had also ordered to confiscate property of the farm owners and had asked the officials to take measures to return the investor’s money. As the owners of the farms had absconded, the birds were in danger of perishing due to lack of care. The grant of Rs 1 crore would help feed these birds, the release added.first published:September 18, 2012, 09:47 ISTlast updated:September 18, 2012, 09:47 IST
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Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has ordered release of funds to the tune of Rs 1 crore to the Animal Husbandry Department to ensure supply of feed to thousands of Emu birds, left unattended in farms at Erode and Coimbatore following a crackdown against the owners.

In the previous months, following non-payment of interest amounts by Emu farm owners, a number of investors had approached police with complaints of fraud, an official release said. The CM had then ordered officials to take action against the farm owners. She had also ordered to confiscate property of the farm owners and had asked the officials to take measures to return the investor’s money. As the owners of the farms had absconded, the birds were in danger of perishing due to lack of care. The grant of Rs 1 crore would help feed these birds, the release added.