NAGPUR: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation
(NMC) has launched drive against unauthorized cattle sheds across the
city. The civic body has demolished one cattle shed and imposed a fine
of Rs3000 on another cattle shed owner.

NMC’s veterinary doctor Dr D Mahalle
said the health department had recently issued notices to all the
cattle shed owners inside the corporation limits. “Despite repeated
warnings, a cattle shed owner from Friends Colony ignored the
directives. On Tuesday, the department, along with anti-encroachment
squad, razed the cattle shed. In another raid at Manewada, a fine of
Rs3000 was slapped on one Sudhakar Mohad for keeping the shed in an
unhygienic manner,” said Dr Mahalle.

“Besides, the NMC’s sanitation department
is all set to launch zone-wise drive from September 1,” said senior
health officer Dr Ashok Urkude. A team of five officials will be formed
at zone-level.

“Health inspectors and jamadars of every zone
will be asked to carry out the action in their jurisdiction against the
cattle-shed owners for not shifting their animals out of the NMC
jurisdiction

,” said Dr Urkude adding that the anti-encroachment squad will help them.Recently, municipal commissioner Shyam Wardhane had written a letter to
the dairy development commissioner to cancel the licences of the cattle
shed owners in city limits.

Meanwhile, cattle shed owners from
North Nagpur will stage a demonstration in front of the NMC office in
Civil Lines on Thursday at 1pm to lodge their protest. Shiv Sena
corporator Bandu Talwekar, who will be leading the protest, said the
decision was taken hastily. “Before launching its drive, the civic body
should first construct cattle sheds at Bhandewadi and Gorewada,” he
said.