Haryana govt urged to allot Rs 10 lakh to kin of victims of accidents caused by cattle

According to government data, there have been over 3,000 such road accidents in the past six years in which more than 900 people lost their lives.

In September 2020, Shiwalik Vikas Manch issued a legal notice to the government for not doing enough to tackle the stray cattle menace in the state. (representational/file photo)

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As the number of road accident deaths due to stray cattle keeps increasing in Haryana, an animal welfare organisation based in Panchkula has urged the state government to allot Rs 10 lakh as compensation to the kin of the victims.

Shiwalik Vikas Manch, an NGO working in the field of environment and animals, Wednesday forwarded a memorandum to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in this regard.

According to government data, there have been over 3,000 such road accidents in the past six years in which more than 900 people lost their lives.

Advocate Vijay Bansal, state president Shiwalik Vikas Manch, pointed out that unlike its neighbour Punjab that has a detailed compensation policy for the kin of the victims who died due to stray cattle on roads, Haryana government is yet to implement any policy in giving compensation for such victims.

“Panchkula is one of the most affected districts. Leave the rural areas of Panchkula, even the urban places are not untouched by this menace. The problem is much in the trans-Ghaggar sectors of Panchkula,” advocate Bansal says.

“There is an urgent need to implement the provisions of Section 9, 10, 11 of the Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Act 2015 and other laws applicable in letter and spirit by the Government of Haryana and local authorities there under the problem of stray cattle majority of which are cows throughout Haryana, especially in Panchkula. The stray cattle menace is frightful affecting the day-to-day life of the common man,” advocate Bansal stated in the memorandum.

In September 2020, Shiwalik Vikas Manch issued a legal notice to the government for not doing enough to tackle the stray cattle menace in the state.

According to advocate Bansal, the Haryana government has, on the other hand, boosted its cow welfare and protection schemes and collected crores of rupees in the name of cow cess.