Uma Bharti urges fencing along highways to prevent cow deaths

Former Union Minister Uma Bharti has expressed concern over frequent deaths of cows in road accidents and suggested that all four and six-lane highways should have thick fencing on both sides, similar to roads in the United States and United Kingdom. She said this would help prevent cattle from straying onto highways and save their lives.

- Our Staff Reporter

Speaking to reporters at her residence on Wednesday evening, Bharti said the concept of four and six-lane roads was borrowed from western countries, but proper fencing was never implemented in India. She said she had already raised the issue with Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari.