Order issued not to let out cattle
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 05 2022:
Bishnupur district deputy commissioner Lourembam Bikram has notified that action will taken up against owners, who let out their animals on the roads in nearby villages and under municipal area, especially considering the increase in number of road accidents and damages to crops.
As per the notice, the animals released by the owners from nearby villages are not only blocking the National Highway-150 but also causing damages to seasonable crops.
Due to blocking of the roads by the animals, road accidents have also increased, while many farmers have been left affected.
Thus, the owners are to keep the animals inside a properly built shed or let them out at a suitable location, failing which they would be liable for punishment under Section 8-B of National Highway Act, 1956 read with Chapter 3 of Cattle Trespass Act, 1871, the notice added.