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Each goat has
also been slapped with a fine of Rs 3,000 each
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Hyderabad(Agencies): Sometimes
facts are stranger than fiction and actions make them intriguing too. On the
direction of the municipal commissioner, the lower staff has taken 15 goats
into custody for eating the sapling planted in on the road divider.
Besides being confined, each
goat has also been slapped with a fine of Rs 3,000 each.
The incident took place at
Yellandu town in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana where the municipal
staff responded to the direction of Municipal Commissioner Srinivas Reddy who
recently witnessed the goats damaging the saplings, planted as part of the
sixth phase Haritha Haram (plantation drive) that aims to increase the green
cover in the state to 33 per cent.
During the sixth phase of
Haritha Haram, the state aims at planting 30 crore saplings in various parts of
the state and includes the forest revival programme.
On the directions of the
municipal commissioner, the concerned staff detained nine goats on Thursday and
Friday and another six on Saturday.
All fifteen have been confined
at the municipality office, which is now providing them with the feed and water
as the owners of the goats have not shown up, possible apprehending reprimand.
Municipal authorities have
sent out many WhatsApp messages asking the owners to come to the municipal
office and get the goats released by Monday after paying penalty under the
provisions of Municipality Act, 2019. Messages have been sent out saying in
case the goat owners fail to turn up, the animals would be auctioned on Monday.
Telangana state records one of
the highest numbers of goat and sheep population in the country after the
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government distributed free goats and animals
to farmers as part of their support system after coming to power.
There are about 1.74 crore
sheep and goat in the 31 districts of Telangana which in certain districts
comes to about 1200-1500 sheep and goat for every 1000 people.
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