Rajkot Municipal Commissioner’s brave initiative against stray cattle

In a brave initiative, Rajkot Municipal Commissioner Brahmbhatt has issued notification stating that, once captured, the Civic authority would not release any stray cattle anymore even after fine is paid.

According to Brahmbhatt, all captured stray cattle from 12 major roads will be sent to Panjarapol located in Bhavnagar district.

The notification is initially effective on 12 major roads of the city. This means, stray cattle captured on these 12 roads will not be released from panjrapol in any case.

As per an estimate, the city of Rajkot has 25000 stray cattle, that create danger to children, senior citizens, and commuters.

The Municipal Commissioner kicked off a fresh drive to capture stray cattle on Thursday, and about 40 animals were captured.

In last four months, 5000 stray cattle were captured from Rajkot road, but they were freed after fine worth Rs. 5 lac was paid totally. In last six months, three persons have died after they were hit by stray cattle.