Berhampur Vets Remove 40 Kg of Plastic From Stray Cow After Three-Hour Operation

Overview

• Veterinarians at a government-run hospital in Ganjam operated Monday to extract polythene bags and other undigested materials from a five-year-old cow.
• Chief District Veterinary Officer Anjan Kumar Das said the surgery lasted about three hours and removed roughly 40 kg of plastic waste.
• The operation was led by surgeon Satya Narayan Kar, who noted stray cattle often ingest plastic while eating leftovers discarded in bags.
• The cow was moved from the Hilpatna area by animal ambulance on Sunday after two days of unsuccessful on-the-spot treatment and is now stable, with a hospital stay of about a week expected.
• Environmental activist Sudhir Rout urged the Berhampur Municipal Corporation to enforce the polythene ban, citing a similar 2023 case in which about 30 kg of plastic was removed from a cow.