KANPUR: The Etawah police is wrapping radium reflectors around the horns of stray bulls and cows to alert drivers even in pitch dark situation to bring down the number of road accidents involving stray cattle on roads and highways. Till now, 300 cattle have been tagged with radium reflectors."It is a serious problem. Stray animals on roads may not be visible while driving during the night, often leading to accidents. Keeping this in mind, we have decided to wrap reflectors around the horns of stray animals moving on roads and highways passing through the district," said SSP Etawah Ashok Kumar Tripathi."Till date, we have pasted glowing radium strips on horns of 300 cows and bulls. We are roping in village heads and civil defence wardens to assist in pasting stickers on the horns of stray bovine, which roam freely, creating havoc on streets after dusk. I have asked all station house officers to identify vulnerable areas prone to mishaps involving stray animals in their jurisdiction and wrap radium reflectors around their horns," the SSP added."Since stray cattle are in habit of resting during night, police personnel along with locals are putting in extra effort to put glowing radium strip on their horns," said Chaubiya SHO Satish Yadav.Yadav added that vulnerable areas include Chaupula, Baralokpur and Karri-ki-Puliya on Etawah-Farrukhabad highway where there have been several accidents owing to stray cattle."With the help of village heads, civil defence wardens, social volunteers and locals, we are in the process of identifying more such spots where stray cattle roam or rest during late night hours ," he added.Yadav recalled that only a couple of days ago, a father-daughter duo riding a two-wheeler sustained serious injuries after a stray cow came in their way on Bharthana-Usrahar highway.

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