No respite from cattle on roads, VMC plans stricter action

Vadodara: Despite concerted efforts by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) for last one week, the city roads are yet to be freed of cattle menace. The top brass of the VMC and the city police met again on Friday, despite it being Dussehra holiday, to discuss the issue.
After announcements by chief minister Bhupendra Patel and state BJP chief C R Paatil, the civic body had swung into action against stray cattle. The police, elected representatives as well as BJP city unit members were also roped in the drive to free city roads of cattle but to no avail.
The VMC has increased the number of teams operating in the city to impound cattle and has also started a massive drive to install RFID tags on bovine animals.
Some cattle owners, however, have not got their cattle tagged. Also, there are some others who are leaving their cattle on the streets despite VMC issuing warnings of strict action.
Officials of the city police will now be contacting cattle owners in their jurisdictions. The cattle owners will be given strict instructions that they should get their cattle tagged and ensure it does venture out on the streets.