KAILALI, Feb. 11 -- In September, Ghodaghodi Municipality erected three cowsheds for the management of stray cattle. In the last six months, only 70 cows had died but a non-governmental organization (NGO) was recently found spreading rumors about the death of more than 2,200 cows in the municipality. However, it has been found that the rumor of large number of cattle dying was just a gimmick of the organization to pocket budget from its donors.

"Not more than 70 cows have died in the last six months," said Dhirendra Kathayat of Ghodaghodi Municipality-10, adding, "It's just a mere tactics of some non-governmental organizations to pocket more budget."

There were some groups in the local unit which had shown interest for the management of...