new delhi south delhi municipal corporation sdmc is having a tough time finding space for stray animals caught after special drivesthe officials said that at least 192 strays were rounded up in the last 11 days but they need to make a lot of effort and chase the issue with senior delhi government officials to find space in their gaushalas as ngos refused to facilitate themas of now there are five gaushalas in delhi looked after by the ngos and supported by delhi government stray cattle collected from different parts of cities are sent there by the north south and east corporationsof them two are assigned to sdmc but both are nonoperational as of now one is at gumanhera that has been shut for four years despite our request to the delhi government no new licence has been issued the second one is at najafgarh and is also nonoperation for mismanagement for the past eight months the two gaushalas falling under the jurisdiction of north corporation are also full and have no scope for taking more cattle said an official from the veterinary department the department raised the matter in the sdmc standing committee meeting and claimed to write to the director animal husbandry delhi governmenttoi didnt get any comment from the delhi government on this issue since we plan to catch stray cattle to avoid inconvenience to the general public at regular intervals the committee will also follow up with the delhi government to arrange more space and make all gaushalas operational said standing committee chairman col bk oberoia senior official from the east corporations veterinary department however claimed that they have received a letter from the animal husbandry department stating that disciplinary action would be taken against the ngo if they refuse to accept stray cattle