Concerned with the stray cattle menace, North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NMC) has caught 2,529 cattle this year and the animals have been sent to sheler homes. Besides, two premises where cattle were "kept illegally" were also sealed, officials said. The stray animals have been sent to 'gaushalas', North Delhi Deputy Mayor Yogesh Verma said.
"We have evolved a new strategy to catch stray cattle. According to new policy, the regarding staff along with police personnel started visiting various designated place early in the morning and move towards the some stray cattle prone area," he said.
Verma said that this strategy yielded encouraging results as the civic body caught 81 stray animal in last three days. Besides, two premises where cattle were kept illegally were also sealed.
Verma said he had a meeting with veterinary officials to chalk out a new strategy to catch roaming cattle which involves hitting such areas early morning, catching cattle-owners unaware.
"This strategy has brought encouraging results and the NMC has caught 81 stray cattle in the last three days, which is much a better scale of action compared to earlier ones," he said.
He said if the drive continues with the same spirit and other agencies involved keep on cooperating, the NDMC is hopeful of eradicating the stray cattle menace by Diwali.
"The North Delhi Municipal Corporation is serious about the problem of stray cattle. Hence, it evolved a new strategy to catch such animals," he said.
As per this new strategy, stray catching staff, accompanied by a police party, assemble at a designated place early in the morning and move towards areas that are stray cattle-prone, the NMC said in a statement.