Gujarat govt mulling bill over cattle menace issue in assembly

Gandhinagar: The urban development department of the state government is in process to prepare a stringent bill to curb cattle menace in the urban areas of the state.

The government, it is learnt, does not intend to ban cattle in urban areas altogether but rather expects to make the punishment more stringent for cattle roaming on the streets. Every cattle head will have to be accounted for in the cities and owners will have to get a license for every cattle that they own, as per the new law.

Minister of state for urban housing Vinod Moradia said that the owners will have to fulfill certain conditions while getting a license for the cattle. The owners will be required to provide proof that they have land and other arrangements to keep cattle, he informed.