Cow cess brings in Rs7 cr, no respite from stray menace

Sandeep Rana

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 31

While the city Municipal Corporation has earned about Rs7 crore on account of cow cess, there is no respite to residents from the stray cattle menace, especially in the southern sectors and areas on the periphery.

Stray cattle roaming on roads pose a risk to motorists, especially in the evening hours.

One can see cattle entering the city from peripheral areas such as Faida and Jagatpura in the evening. Residents and councillors said the stray cattle also included the ones reared by local residents. People, after milking these cattle, leave them on the city roads at night.

A number of persons are rearing cattle in the forest area of Sector 52 with the alleged connivance of MC officials. The rearing of cattle is banned in the city except for the milk colony, Dhanas.

Jaspreet Singh, a member of the RWA, Housing Board Colony, Sector 52, said: “We have informed MC officials several times, but no action has been taken against those illegally rearing cattle. They work hand in glove with officials concerned.”

“My father met with an accident involving a stray animal. A car first hit an animal on the main road and then rammed into my father’s car. Luckily, he escaped unhurt. However, accidents due to stray cattle on roads are a common sight in this area,” he added.

Kamaljit Singh, president of a society in Sector 52, said: “People of the neighbouring colony are rearing cattle. After milking them, they

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