Tribune News Service

Patiala, May 21

The stray cattle menace in the city continues to be a cause of concern for city residents, who are raising questions over steps taken the Municipal Corporation (MC) in this regard.

As per Municipal laws, residents hurt in accidents involving stray cattle are supposed to be compensated.

Stray cattle are frequently seen roaming in streets of various localities, including the Dhanka Mohalla area, Gurdarshan Nagar near railway crossing No. 24, Pratap Nagar and the Sanauri Adda area among others.

Meanwhile, city residents say despite the MC’s claims of tackling the menace the threat due to cattle roaming on roads looms large.

A resident near Sanauri Adda said, “The civic body shifted Sabzi Mandi to Sanauri Adda recently. While there are already many stray cattle in the area the menace has increased manifold after shifting of mandi here.”

Another city resident on a Facebook post said his granddaughter, who was playing outside their house, had a miraculous escape when she was attacked by a stray bull.

“It could have been devastating for the family. The MC needs to tackle the stray cattle menace seriously,” he added on the post.

Earlier, the MC had started a drive to catch and shift stray cattle to gaushalas.

When contacted, Senior Deputy Mayor Yoginder Singh Yogi, who had led the drive, said, “The drive to catch stray cattle will be launched again. We will catch stray cattle and send them to gaushalas. Also, cattle left by owner on roads will not be returned to them if caught by the MC team.”