MCG to stop stray cattle movement in public places
TNN | Jan 26, 2019, 07:44 IST
Gurgaon: In a statement issued on Friday, MCG commissioner Yashpal Yadav has ordered total restriction on the movement of unattended stray cattle in public places within municipal limits, such as roads and markets, and declared the city ‘stray cattle free’.
The move comes after Haryana Gau Seva Aayog, the commission for cow welfare set up by the Haryana government, announced a fine of Rs 5,100 on owners if their cattle are found roaming on roads on January 15. MCG officials said any unattended or stray cattle found in public places will be sent straight to government-run cow shelters. “While cattle will be sent to cow shelters, the owners will be liable under the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994 and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960,” MCG commissioner Yashpal Yadav said.
He added that special teams have been formed to ensure that the order is implemented both in letter and spirit. These teams will do a survey around the clock to check the stray cattle menace in the city.
In the last month and a half, MCG has caught 1,045 stray cattle and taken action against the cattle owners. A few weeks ago, Vicky Kumar, a dairy owner, was sent to jail after MCG filed a police complaint against him for allegedly disrupting a drive against stray cattle on January 4. The complaint was registered at New Colony police station under the sections 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 149 (unlawful assembly), 186 (obstructing public servant), 294 (singing obscene songs), 332 (causing hurt to deter public servant), 353 (assault to deter public servant) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC.
While MCG has orders from the chief minister’s office to capture stray cattle, the job comes with its own challenges. “People milk cows and then just leave them on the roads. When we catch them, they fight with our officials,” said additional municipal commissioner YS Gupta.
Earlier in November, an assistant sanitation inspector and six other MCG employees were allegedly beaten up by a dozen youngsters near Badshapur village community centre. The team was on a mission to catch stray cattle in the area.
The move comes after Haryana Gau Seva Aayog, the commission for cow welfare set up by the Haryana government, announced a fine of Rs 5,100 on owners if their cattle are found roaming on roads on January 15. MCG officials said any unattended or stray cattle found in public places will be sent straight to government-run cow shelters. “While cattle will be sent to cow shelters, the owners will be liable under the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994 and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960,” MCG commissioner Yashpal Yadav said.
He added that special teams have been formed to ensure that the order is implemented both in letter and spirit. These teams will do a survey around the clock to check the stray cattle menace in the city.
In the last month and a half, MCG has caught 1,045 stray cattle and taken action against the cattle owners. A few weeks ago, Vicky Kumar, a dairy owner, was sent to jail after MCG filed a police complaint against him for allegedly disrupting a drive against stray cattle on January 4. The complaint was registered at New Colony police station under the sections 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 149 (unlawful assembly), 186 (obstructing public servant), 294 (singing obscene songs), 332 (causing hurt to deter public servant), 353 (assault to deter public servant) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC.
While MCG has orders from the chief minister’s office to capture stray cattle, the job comes with its own challenges. “People milk cows and then just leave them on the roads. When we catch them, they fight with our officials,” said additional municipal commissioner YS Gupta.
Earlier in November, an assistant sanitation inspector and six other MCG employees were allegedly beaten up by a dozen youngsters near Badshapur village community centre. The team was on a mission to catch stray cattle in the area.
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