MC fails to construct cow shelters

Charanjit Singh Teja

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, December 20

Though, the biting cold and foggy weather has been causing discomfort to stray cattle and has been proving fatal for the commuters, the Municipal Corporation doesn’t have the required infrastructure to provide shelter to the stray cows. Despite tall claims, Municipal Corporation (MC) has failed to construct a gaushala till date.

Cows can be been seen roaming on roads. Due to low visibility, the stray cattle often lead to the road accidents.

While more than 3,000 head of stray cows have been roaming in and around the city, the MC has only one cattle pond with a capacity of 25 head of cattle. The cattle pond staff claimed that they keep 35 and sometimes 40 head of cows in a congested shed.

Last year, the general house of the MC had passed a resolution to construct a cow shelter with a capacity of 500 heads of cows at Chheharta.

The MC had started constructing cow shelter at Chheharta but it is still incomplete. Apart from this, a gaushala is proposed at Fatahpur village. The district administration had also announced to construct a gaushala but it seems to be a distant dream as no development has been reported after acquiring the land.

Dr Ajay Kuwar, Muncipal Health officer, stated that the cattle shelter with a capacity of 500 head of cows would be functional at Chheharta area soon.