Several road -accidents have been attributed to the freely moving cattle on the roads. Many of these accidents have resulted in fatality on both the human and the animal side. It must be said that cattle, which are dark in colour, are unrecognizable in the night. These cattle could be either walking or squatting on the road. It is learnt that a youth cycling group from South Goa has taken an initiative to put up reflector radium belts around the neck of all stray cattle so that they can be spotted at night. It is understood that the youth spent nearly Rs10,000 from their salaries. Instead of spending on the reflector radium belt, the youngsters could paint the horns, the tails and even a part of the body of the animal with reflector radium paint. This will be much cheaper and it will be possible to cover more stray cattle. If youth from other villages take up this initiative, it will make a lot of difference, as far as accidents attributed to stray cattle are concerned.
