MC teams catch 19 stray cattle heads in Yamunanagar, Jagadhri
The teams of Municipal Corporation, Yamunanagar-Jagadhri (MCYJ), have caught 19 stray cattle heads from the twin cities and villages falling under the MCYJ areas in the past two days.
As many as nine cattle heads were caught from Zone I and 10 from Zone-II of the MCYJ.
After catching the bovines, the teams of the MCYJ left them at Jagadhri gaushala being run by Shri Gaushala Committee.
Dr Vijay Pal Yadav, Deputy Municipal Commissioner of the MCYJ, said on the directions of Municipal Commissioner Ayush Sinha, the MCYJ had launched a drive to catch the stray cattle from the twin cities and villages falling under the MCYJ areas.
He said the drive was launched to make the twin cities stray cattle-free.
“Our aim is to make Yamunanagar and Jagadhri stray cattle-free cities. Therefore, a drive is being carried out to catch these stray animals here,” said Yadav.
According to information, a team led by Chief Sanitary Inspector (CSI) Harjeet Singh caught nine cattle heads from several colonies of Zone I of the MCYJ.
Similarly, in Zone II, a team headed by CSI Sunil Dutt caught 10 cattle heads from several areas of the zone.
According to information, the teams have been formed under the supervision of CSI Harjeet Singh and CSI Sunil Dutt in Zone I and Zone II of the MCYJ, respectively, to catch the stray cattle.
Yadav further said if any person was found leaving his cattle in the open, he would be have to pay a fine of Rs 5,100.
“People should not leave their cattle in the open as they cause road accidents and other problems to the people,” said Yadav.
He said the caught cattle were being tagged before leaving them in gaushalas, so that operators of the gaushalas would not leave them in the open again.
He appealed to the general public that if they saw any stray cattle anywhere in the area falling under the MCYJ, they should take a photograph of the said cattle and send it along with location to the WhatsApp number 7082410524 of the MCYJ.
He added that a team of the MCYJ would be sent immediately to the spot to catch the said stray bovines.
