Summary:
Post penalty hike in April, the initial decline in the number of cattle impounded by the civic body soon reversed, showing a steep increase in cattle seizure.The civic body had impounded an average of 140 cattle from January to May, this year. He added that police should aid the corporation to end cattle menace as workers who impound cattle face mob violence. After raising the penalty from around Rs 1,000 to Rs 10,750 in April, there was a dip in impound of cattle in April and May. Data, however, suggests that while the number of cattle impounded in April and May was very low, there has been an increase now.While 20, 27 cattle were impounded in April and May, the number kept increasing from June. CHENNAI: Months after a ten-fold hike in penalty for owners of cattle that go astray, free loitering bovines are aplenty on city roads, hindering traffic flow and testing motorists’ balancing skills..