Stench from stray cattle carcasses irks Tajpur Road residents

The matter came to the fore when members of Shree Ji Gau Sewa Society visited the area on April 21 to rescue other stray cattle which had fallen into the Buddha Nullah

Amid Covid-19 outbreak, the carcasses of two stray cattle lying on an open plot at the Tajpur Road dairy complex, is posing a different kind of heath risk to dairy owners.

While the dairy owners said it is the responsibility of the municipal corporation (MC) to remove the carcasses, the MC officials were oblivious of the matter. (HT PHOTO)

The matter came to light when members of Shree Ji Gau Sewa Society visited the area on April 21 to rescue some stray cattle that had fallen into the Buddha Nullah. The members found two carcasses lying on the plot and stray dogs feeding on it.

The carcasses were also emitted a foul smell, causing inconvenience to passersby.

While the dairy owners said it is the responsibility of the municipal corporation (MC) to remove the carcasses, the MC officials were oblivious of the matter.

The society members rued that the dairy owners should have informed the authorities about the matter.

President of Tajpur Road dairy complex association, DS Oberoi, said it is the responsibility of the MC to remove the carcasses . “The carcasses have not been removed as the lockdown has been imposed. I will intimate the MC authorities about the same,” he said.

MC senior veterinary officer Dr YP Singh said neither dairy owners nor residents submitted any complaint but it is the duty of sanitary inspectors to get the carcasses lifted and send it to the carcass disposal site. He added that he will ask the field staff to remove the carcasses.