MC shrugs responsibility
Tahir Mushtaq
RAMBAN, Apr 21: People of Ramban town
are taken aback by the growing canine and cattle population on the main roads
of the highway town which not only impedes vehicular movement, but also poses
several other problems before the residents.
Vishav Bandhu Sharma a prominent citizen of Ramban said that huge presence of stray animals causes a lot of discomfort and trouble to the citizens, he lamented and regretted that authorities at the helms of affairs were in deep slumber.
He alleged that due to the negligent
attitude of district administration and MC towards the stray animal menace, the
people are suffering adding that this is one more reason of frequent animal
smuggling and slaughtering.
Gurdeep Singh a local resident said that
roads are already groaning under heavy traffic, congestion and road jams
especially at peak office and school hours. To this the menace of stray cattle
moving about unhindered makes the flow of traffic difficult and at times also
one of the causes of road accidents. Not only that the roads at many places get
soiled by them. The authorities need to take due measures against the crisis
before it is too late. "It is highly unethical on the part of the owners
of these cattle to allow them roam freely on roads" he said.
He suggested that there should be a
frequent public awareness against this menace in the interests of smooth
traffic on our roads and legal action should be taken including imposition of
fine on such careless owners of these stray cattle.
When contacted Executive Officer (EO) MC
Ramban, Zubaida Begum said the department does not have any arrangement to
check the ongoing menace of stray animals.
When asked to penalize the owner of the
cattle, she said the department will issue the notice to the respective owners
of the animals who leave them to move on the road and affect vehicular traffic.
