MOHALI, Jan. 23 -- Mohali continues to grapple with the menace of stray cattle on its roads, exposing the severe shortage of government-run cow shelters in the district. Despite repeated complaints from residents about traffic disruptions and accidents caused by roaming cattle, the Mohali municipal corporation (MC) has only one gaushala to house seized animals, and it is already operating beyond capacity.

Officials admitted that the lack of adequate shelter space has made it nearly impossible to carry out sustained cattle-catching drives, allowing the problem to persist across the city.

At present, there are 17 registered gaushalas in Mohali district, but only two are government-run - one by the Punjab government in Lalru and the other ...