In ‘captivity’ ahead of President’s visit
The Hindu
Over 35 head of cattle and 130 stray dogs rounded up in Sringeri
Local authorities, who shut down all business establishments in Sringeri for President Ram Nath Kovind’s five-hour visit, also rounded up stray cattle and dogs before his arrival on Friday. The town panchayat had captured over 35 head of cattle and around 130 stray dogs and kept them in captivity until the President left the temple town.
Mr. Kovind, along with his family members, visited Sringeri Sharada Peetha on Friday and was in town between 11.30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Prior to this, the town panchayat officials drove all the cattle roaming in the town limits to a vacant place near the agriculture market and locked them up. They hired a special team to capture stray dogs too. All these measures were taken to “avoid any untoward incident” during his visit, they said.
T. Leelavathi, chief officer of the town panchayat, told The Hindu that the cattle and dogs captured were all released on Friday evening soon after the President left the town.