Cow electrocuted

Cow electrocuted
HERALD CORRESPONDENT
MARCEL, JULY 6
A cow died after coming in contact with an electric pole at Sadar-Ponda on Tuesday afternoon.
“I was on the opposite side of the road and suddenly saw the cow making some weird noise. The cow was electrocuted and could not move away from the electric pole. We were helpless and could not save the animal,” said the eye witness.
“The animal had gone there in search of some eatables, as the place is often used by people to dump garbage,” he added.
Incidentally, the municipal workers had cleared garbage from the same spot on Tuesday morning and were lucky to have escaped from getting electrocuted. After receiving information of the incident, the power line was disconnected.
The electricity department from Ponda informed that the animal died due to an electric shock from an electric connection provided to a nearby building. The cable was underground and partially burnt.
Ward Councilor and Ponda Municipal Council Deputy Chairperson Vincent Fernandes said authorities should take precautionary measures so that such incidents do not repeat in the future.
“Today morning our municipal workers cleared garbage from the spot and they are indeed lucky. I hope authorities will take note of this and take necessary measures to avoid such incidents in future,” said Fernandes.
Fernandes also charged the electricity department Ponda for not maintaining street lights during night.
“Every time, there is no one to switch on the street lights during night. The personnel are least bothered and even when we call, they do not listen,” claimed Fernandes.
“Streets are kept in the dark most of the time. Sometimes, we switch on the street lights and we don’t even have protective hand gear. This I do only for the people in my ward when electricity personnel do not switch on the lights. This happens often,” he said.