Indian Express 28.10.2010
To tackle stray cattle menace, MC inks pact with NGO
Raakhi Jagga Tags : Govind Godham, NGO, Parveen Bansal Posted: Thu Oct 28 2010, 04:26 hrs
Ludhiana: To deal with the perennial problem of stray cattle in the city, the municipal corporation has joined hands with an NGO. As per the agreement signed between Govind Godham and the municipal corporation, the corporation will pay Rs 30 per cattle head per day to the NGO for rescuing the cattle.A 20-day target has been set wherein a tag will be attached to each cattle and then the situation will be reviewed. Godham authorities said they had enough vacant land where they can take care of cattle.
Under this, an eight-member committee has been formed in which 4 members are from the municipal corporation. Senior Deputy Mayor Parveen Bansal, MC Assistant Commissioner Amarjit Sekhon, Medical Officer Health Dr Charanjit Uppal and Chief Sanitary Inspector Surinder Dhiman are the members from the corporation. “We are hopeful that the menace will be controlled within one month,” said Bansal.
However, it has been pointed out repeatedly in the past that accidents happen due to stray cattle roaming on roadsides. It has been learnt that most of the sterile or diseased animals are abandoned by dairy owners and hence they come on roadside.
