Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Delhi explores ways to keep stray cattle off roads
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.
Delhi legislators raised the issue of stray cattle left on city roads, citing traffic disruptions and accidents during the Assembly's Monsoon Session.
Legislator Shyam Sharma raised the matter under Rule 280 and called for a mechanism to identify cattle owners, trace and relocate stray animals, and set up cow shelters.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has identified three land parcels in Kirari, Ghogha, and Bhalswa for addressing the issue, with processing plants already in the works in Ghogha and Bhalswa.
The MCD signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Dairy Development Board on July 15 to develop cattle-waste processing facilities at multiple locations.
In March, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced the release of over Rs 20 crore for cow welfare and a plan to develop 10 modern gaushalas.
- Who
- The Delhi government, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, legislator Shyam Sharma, and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta
- What
- Developing a plan to keep stray cattle off city roads, relocate them, and manage cattle waste
- When
- The issue was raised during the Assembly's Monsoon Session; the MCD signed an MoU with the National Dairy Development Board on July 15, and committee meetings are expected next week
- Where
- New Delhi, specifically the areas of Kirari, Ghogha, and Bhalswa
- Why
- Stray cattle left on roads are causing traffic disruptions and accidents
- 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