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Delhi explores ways to keep stray cattle off roads

Delhi explores ways to keep stray cattle off roads
City looks for ways to keep stray cattle off roads · thehansindia.com

Cows sometimes wander onto the roads in Delhi, India's capital city.

This can block traffic and even cause accidents.

The city government is now working on a plan to help keep these cows safe and off the roads.

A lawmaker named Shyam Sharma talked about the problem during a special meeting of the Delhi Assembly.

He wants the city to find out who owns the cows and move them to safer places.

He also suggested building special shelters for cows.

The city has found three pieces of land where it can set up facilities to help, in areas called Kirari, Ghogha, and Bhalswa.

The city's municipal corporation has also teamed up with a dairy board to build plants that process cow waste.

Earlier this year, the Chief Minister of Delhi announced money to help cows and build modern cow shelters.

A final plan has not been decided yet, and more meetings are coming soon to talk about it.

Key facts

Issue raised
Stray cattle on roads during the Assembly's Monsoon Session under Rule 280
Land identified
Three parcels in Kirari, Ghogha, and Bhalswa
Processing plants
Already in the works in Ghogha and Bhalswa
MoU signed
July 15 with the National Dairy Development Board for cattle-waste processing facilities
Cow welfare funding
Over Rs 20 crore released (announced in March)
Planned gaushalas
10 modern gaushalas
Next steps
MCD committee of the Legislative Assembly to meet next week; separate civic body meeting expected this week

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