mohali mohali deputy commissioner gurpreet kaur sapra has directed the municipal corporation and municipal councils in the district to remove stray cattle from highways passing through their jurisdictionssapra said the directions have been given in the wake of increase in fatalities on highways we need to act fast to remove the movement of stray cattle and other animals from highways mohali zirakpur derabassi kharar and nayagaon civic bodies have been directed to remove stray cattle from highways passing through their jurisdiction to make them safer for commutersthe dc said directions have also been issued to constitute teams to catch stray cattle from highways and lodge them in cattle poundsin the past efforts by the mohali municipal corporation to curb stray cattle menace by challaning owners had turned out to be a futile exercise the mohali civic body in five years has caught 500 stray cattle and earned a revenue of rs 25 lakh to rs 3 lakh however mc commissioner bhupinder pal singh said only 50 stray cattle have been got released by their owners the mohali mc is charging a fine ranging between rs 1000 and rs 5000 with a fodder fine of rs 500the mc had hiked the stray cattle fine to rs 20000 per cattle and fodder fee to rs 1000 while justifying the hike bhupinder pal singh said this will pinch the pockets of dairy owners and will restrict them from letting their cattle out in the city to graze we will be strict on impounding stray cattle and realising the penalty from the owners the hike will act as a deterrent for the dairy owners