Stop using horses on Vaishno Devi route: Maneka to J&K govt
Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has urged the Jammu and Kashmir government to stop the use of mules and horses to ferry people on the Vaishno Devi route. Adding that the animals expose people to a highly contagious incurable disease called 'glanders', she said it's very difficult to provide veterinary treatment due to terrain and staff shortages.