The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday began a drive to seize stray cattle from the city roads and shift them to a transit shed.
Earlier on Friday, the BMC had warned cattle owners of strict action and said that if the cattle are found moving on the streets strict disciplinary action would be taken against them.
The BMC Additional Municipal Commissioner had convened a meeting and said that if cattle are found roaming on the streets they would be immediately shifted to a transit shed.
The owner would have to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000 for its release.
If the offence is repeated for the second time, the cattle would be handed over to a Self Help Group (SHG) of a neighbouring district for dairy farming.
This step has been taken to prevent the traffic chaos and accidents that take place due to stray cattle in the city.