Tawadkar said that attempts will be made to provide land to the NGOs through the comunidade and Devasthan committees that have ample land.
The government will include four to five NGOs across the state who will be engaged in controlling the stray cattle menace which is leading to road accidents.
The government will help NGOs purchase a hydraulic vehicle that costs around Rs 18 lakh, driver’s salary of Rs 10,000, shed construction for Rs 5000 per square meter, Rs 75 per day cattle maintenance, Rs 30,000 doctor’s salary, attendant salary Rs 6000 besides Rs 2 lakh annual miscellaneous expenses.
Tawadkar said that out of 50,000 cattle, 50 per cent are stray of which only 12,000 are seen on streets. He said that according to the Panchayat and Municipality Acts it is the responsibility of local bodies to take care of them, but they are not taking any initiative to curb the stray cattle menace in their areas.
Leader of the Opposition Pratapsingh Rane had raised this issue as a private members resolution and said that owners of stray cattle should be fined if the cattle are seen on the road.
Congress MLA Pandurang Madkaikar brought to the notice of the House that 10 per cent of accidental deaths are due to stray cattle. He said that schemes formulated in the year 2013 have not been executed properly.
BJP MLA Nilesh Cabral proposed to implant chips on cattle to detect their owners. Subhash Faldesai said responsibility should be fixed first and the scheme formulated considering all the aspects.
