The cattle nuisance on National Highway 17 and other District roads and State highways are posing danger to life and limb. If there are no owners of these animals, let loose in hordes, they need to be confiscated.
The cattle pounds and gaushalas have not remedied this problem due to space and financial viability. It is least expected that the government will incur expenditure on these orphaned animals. Many a precious life has been lost and major damage suffered by vehicle owners.
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It is the responsibility of the governmnet to provide safety to the road tax payers and users. Sometimes, they serve useful purpose as speed breakers for the rash and negligent speeding motorists. Animal welfare rules of not sending to slaughter houses cannot take precedence over human welfare rules and need to be modified with stringent fines, imprisonment for the owners, who let loose this strays.
Besides, many paddy fields cultivation are left fallow due to the invasion of cattle feasting on cultivated crops. Government subsidy on fencing on a vast scale is not feasible option of choice as the component borne by tenants is not attractive proposition and the cumbersome procedure for necessary sanction.
Besides, existing speed breakers ordered to be removed by court at least need to be painted regularly to avoid dangers involved.
