Jaisalmer: Barmer district collector Himanshu Gupta on Sunday inaugurated the Tilwara cattle fair here. People from different parts of the country are arriving to the fair for trading cattle. Horses and cattle are also being brought in huge numbers for sale in the fair.District collector Gupta offered prayers and inaugurated the fair by hoisting the flag. Balotara SDO Rohit Kumar and others were also present at the occasion. Gupta went around the fair premises and took stock of arrangements. He directed SDO and fair officer, to provide all facilities to cattle owners and shopkeepers. He also directed officials to arrange fodder and water for cattle, so that cattle raisers coming from outside the state should not face any problems. Bheem, a male buffalo that weighs 1,200kg and costs around Rs10 crore, is the centre of attraction in the fair this year. The owners of the buffalo, Jawahar lal and Arvind Jangid, said they have appointed four persons to take care of Bheem. One kg mustard oil is used to offer a massage to the buffalo twice a day. It is taken for a walk for six kms daily and twice a month, his hair is trimmed. Two veterinary doctors check and treat it from time to time and others feed, bathe and do other works for it.Jangid said Bheem is five years and 10 months old, and weighs 1200kg and its height is six feet and is 14 feet long. He said that he has got an offer of Rs 10 crore for the buffalo, but his objective is not to sell the animal, but to improve the breed of buffaloes through Bheem. The daily diet of the buffalo includes: One kg ghee, 500gm butter, 200gm honey, one kg cashews and almonds, and 20 litres of milk, along with green and dry fodder, green vegetables and fruits occasionally.At Tilwara cattle fair, people from across the country have come with their cattle. Malawi breed horses have also come to attend the fair. There are 200 shops in the fair. Animal husbandry joint director and mela officer Dr Amilal Saran said, all arrangements have been made for cattle raisers in the fair. People also enjoyed the horse race in the evening.Meanwhile, under SVEEP, the district-level team representative Hitesh Moondra created voter awareness and asked people to vote on April 29.

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