The Pauri municipal board has finally started the work on resolving the stray cattle problem in the city. A total of 32 stray cattle have already been seized and sent to bovine shelters in Haridwar while cattle owners have been requested to desist from leaving their cattle out in the open.
The drive against stray cattle is being undertaken on the instructions of the municipal board president Yashpal Benam. The local body has warned cattle owners that stray animals will be seized and sent to an animal shelter. The pig owners have also been directed to keep them in a fenced compound. Pigs found on the streets of the city will be captured and released in undisclosed locations away from the town.
Benam had earlier given two months time to the business fraternity to dispose off the polythene bags with the deadline expiring on July 7. Now the board has warned that anyone found using the banned polythene bags may be fined upto Rs 5,000.The use of polythene bags is completely banned in the area within the purview of the municipal board.