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BHOPAL: The Congress government in Madhya Pradesh is mulling a cow cess on “expensive cars” to find money to build gaushalas. Officials couldn’t define what they meant by ‘expensive cars’, saying the modalities are still being worked out. District collectors have sent proposals of 647 sites where cowsheds can be developed and have identified 86 self-help groups that can be roped in for maintenance.Developing cow sheds was in the Congress Vachan Patra. The panel comprises heads of health, panchayat, forest, revenue and animal husbandry departments. Each cow shed needs at least an acre of land, plus space for fodder production and storage..