# Akhilesh mocks UP cow urine project, Yogi govt defends pilot 2026-08-15T00:10:02+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday mocked the Uttar Pradesh government's pilot project to procure cow urine from farmers. 'Another step of UP government towards one trillion economy. Well, at least the sellers will buy something,' he posted on X. The state government launched the project in Bulandshahr's Syana tehsil, covering 15 villages. Cow urine is being bought at Rs 10 per litre, with plans to raise the price to Rs 20. Officials said the initiative aims to link cow protection with rural economy, women's empowerment and organic farming. About 500 litres are collected daily. ## Coverage - thehindu.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Akhilesh Yadav, cow urine, Uttar Pradesh government, Yogi Adityanath Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/akhilesh-mocks-up-cow-urine-project-yogi-govt-defends-pilot/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/akhilesh-mocks-up-cow-urine-project-yogi-govt-defends-pilot/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/