Panchkula, Aug. 5 -- To tackle the growing menace of stray cattle, the Panchkula Municipal Corporation has launched a month-long campaign aimed at making the city stray cattle-free. Within just the first three days of the statewide drive, launched on August 1, over 50 stray cows have already been impounded from various parts of the district.

This fresh initiative adds to earlier efforts that saw 872 cattle captured between January and July this year.

The current campaign, securing 55 stray cattle in the initial three days of its launch, focuses on identifying, tagging, documenting, and safely relocating stray animals to nine registered gaushalas (cow shelters) in Panchkula, all managed by NGOs under the Gau Sewa Aayog.

To ensure accoun...