 NEW DELHI - Cowed down by a cattle menace, Bhopalâs city government is hoping to turn city residents into cowherds, by announcing cash awards for catching stray cattle, local media reported on Wednesday.
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The municipal corporation of central Madhya Pradesh state capital Bhopal, plans to give a cash award of 50 rupees (1.15 dollars) for every stray cow a person catches, the IANS news agency reported. The understaffed corporation was at its wits end on how to catch the 1,000 cows on the roads of Bhopal. It already has to deal with 1,000 cows already captured in its sheds.
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âWe have stray animal-catching squads but they are proving inadequate. So we have decided to take the help of people,â a senior corporation official told the newsagency, adding that the plan has been forwarded to the mayor for approval. He said the personnel of other departments are reluctant to catch the animals because it is dangerous and they do not get any extra money for the job.
| Ohfergawdsake! They're cows! Even I have successfully roped a cow. I mean, it can't be hard. Criminy. |
Cows, a revered animal for the countryâs Hindus, are an urban nuisance in several Indian cities because of the large number of unlicensed dairies and illegal cow sheds. The cattle impede traffic flow and cause many accidents on the cityâs roads.
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