Tribune News Service

Amritsar, July 15

The Cattle Pond Wing of the Municipal Corporation (MC) today caught 16 head of cattle. The drive to catch the stray cattle was taken on the direction of the MC Commissioner, Malwinder Singh Jaggi, who had visited the cow shelter of the MC at Gumanpura village along with senior MC officials, yesterday.

A team led by Dr Darshan Kyshap, Chief Sanitary Inspector JP Babar caught the stray cattle from the inner circular road of the walled city and sent them to gaushala.

During his visit to the gaushala, Jaggi had instructed the MC officials and employees to take proper care of cows and provide them good fodder. There are 24 employees of the MC deployed at the gaushala. Currently, there are around 170 cows in the gaushala. The MC was planning to constitute a committee to supervise the functioning of the cow shelter.

Notably, there are over 3,500 stray cattle in the city. The animals cause traffic jams, besides accidents. Some furious bulls also attack residents. Cows can be seen roaming in narrow streets in search of food and creating nuisance.