Stray cattle on highways pose safety threat in Tiruchi

Stray cattle grazing connected plants grown on the medians of nationalist highways passing done Tiruchi metropolis has go a origin for interest among motorists and poses a superior menace to roadworthy safety.

The menace is reportedly terrible on the Tiruchi–Chennai National Highway adjacent the Cauvery span and astatine Mannarpuram, the Tiruchi–Madurai National Highway adjacent Edamalaipattipudur, and the Tiruchi–Dindigul National Highway adjacent Pirattiyur wrong the metropolis limits.

The Tiruchi–Madurai National Highway, which serves arsenic an entree way to the caller integrated autobus basal astatine Panjapur, witnesses dense vehicular question passim the day.

Road users accidental cattle are often seen roaming these highways. The animals are often fto escaped to graze shrubs and plants maintained on the medians, forcing motorists to dilatory down abruptly oregon swerve to debar collision. The question of animals connected the highways becomes peculiarly unsafe during highest hours, with abrupt crossings posing a hazard to two-wheelers and fast-moving vehicles.

In respective instances, herders were seen sitting on the roadside portion the animals roamed work roads and carriageways. Road users alleged that owners intentionally allowed cows and goats to graze on the medians arsenic caller vegetation is disposable determination passim the year, particularly connected stretches located adjacent peripheral areas of the metropolis that are easy accessible.

Recent rainfall has led to abundant writer and weed maturation on the medians, attracting much cattle to these stretches.

Despite efforts by the Tiruchi Corporation to curb the menace by impounding stray cattle and imposing penalties connected owners, the occupation continues connected highways passing done the city. Residents accidental stricter enforcement was needed connected road stretches wrong the metropolis limits.

“Authorities should instrumentality contiguous steps to forestall cattle grazing connected medians and guarantee safer question of vehicles. Strict enactment indispensable beryllium taken against owners who let animals onto engaged road stretches,” said N. Jamaludeen, a civic activist.