First cattle hostel inaugurated in Telangana Updated: Updated: Aims to improve hygiene of village, health and yield of animals Share Article AAA Finance Minister T. Harish Rao inspects the cattle hostel after inaugurating it at Ponnala in Siddipet district on Friday. | Photo Credit: Mohd Arif Aims to improve hygiene of village, health and yield of animals Registering one more first in the State a cattle hostel facility was inaugurated at Ponnala, on the outskirts of the district headquarters. The cattle hostel concept was initiated in December 2019 with an aim to create a clean and hygienic environment in the villages apart from helping landless farmers take up dairying as a sustainable livelihood and to safeguard the health of milch animals and improve the yield of milk.