Gurgaon: MCG has set a three-month target to make the city free of stray cattle, with newly appointed commissioner Dr Pankaj planning to relocate dairies operating within city limits to designated zones on leased village land. The civic body will identify vacant plots in villages, lease them and develop separate facilities where dairy owners can shift their livestock. Pankaj said he had implemented a similar plan in Panipat, making it a zero-stray-cattle city.“I have directed officials to survey dairy units operating within the city. The revenue department has been told to survey and identify the land available in villages where these dairies can be shifted, all within a week, so that development can begin,” said Dr Pankaj.He appealed to livestock owners to keep their animals tethered within their premises instead of allowing them to roam freely.Officials have also been directed to ensure safe and proper disposal of animal dung to prevent blockages or damage to the city’s sewage network. The civic body will not tolerate the discharge of dung into sewer lines, he added.Residents said stray cattle remained a major menace in the city, making commuting difficult and hazardous. They said cattle had caused several road accidents in the past and often gathered around garbage collection points.“There is garbage dumping, which does not stop along the Old Delhi-Gurgaon Road, and then there are these stray cattle, which gather at these garbage points, block the roads and consume garbage,” said Rajesh Gera, a resident of Surya Vihar.TOI reported in Feb that the city, as per the ULB records, had the highest number of stray cattle among Haryana’s municipalities. 6,153 animals were still on its roads as of Jan 1, 2026, despite large-scale drives. Data also showed that MCG had caught 5,387 stray cattle between Aug 2024 and Dec 2025, but the city continued to record the largest remaining population within the state.
