10 cattle being impounded daily: Joint Commissioner

“A single vehicle is being used for catching cattle but the cattle are being dispersed at a much faster rate because the owners,who generally leave them free for grazing,are now keeping them confined. This is because we are imposing heavy penalty on the owners of these cattle,” said MC Joint Commissioner Dilraaj Singh. He added that very few cattle are actually stray and most of them are left to graze by their owners.

Singh said,the Corporation is imposing a fine of Rs 3,000 for an adult animal while it is Rs 1,500 for a calf. He also said that a cow shed is being constructed in Industrial Area Phase 1,which will house a total of 400 cattle. The first segment of the shed will be completed in a month,he said.