Sambalpur: All the streets are now in the hands of the cows, the SMC is helpless

Sambalpur: Recently, the Bhubaneswar Metropolitan Corporation has given the responsibility to two private companies to control the cattle. For this, tenders have been called and 2 firms have been hired. They will catch the street bulls and leave them in a shelter 20 kilometers away. The BMC has taken this step to free the streets of the capital from the clutches of these wild animals. But Sambalpur Metropolitan Corporation is not concerned about this matter. Now the streets of Sambalpur city are completely under the control of cow gourds. Especially when it rains, all the cows in the city come down to the streets.

While most are pets. But when it rains, the owners leave the reared cattle on the streets. The number of these cattle is so high that they are occupying the various roads. Crowds are sitting on the streets in such a way that the traffic is getting jammed. But the real problem is in the evening and at night. Many accidents happen to these cattle. Where people are getting killed, where innocent cows are suffering from accidents. In Bhatra, Dhanupali, Gobindtola, Charvati, Jail chowk, Buudhraja, Ainthapali etc., a large number of such cattle are seen roaming on the main roads.

Among them, some bulls have gone to Chaurpur villageside, where they are eating the newly harvested paddy trees. Now more than 300 cattle are roaming in the streets of Sambalpur city from the new Mahanadi bridge. There is a general demand to catch them and keep them in shelters for the safety of people and cattle. But as no action is being taken by SMC, dissatisfaction is increasing. In this regard, SMC Commissioner Pradeep Sahu said that people are leaving their cows on the road due to problems in the cages on rainy days. No matter how much you are aware of this relationship, you are not listening. At present we do not have any special arrangement for keeping these cows. A shelter will be built in Basantpur Mauza to accommodate 500 cows in place of the cow sheds like Shrikrishna Goshal. A tender will be issued for this soon. However, Mr. Sahu expressed his helplessness by saying that until then people should be aware and keep their cows with them.