Chandigarh, October 28
In a lift to its combat towards stray canine menace, the Municipal Corporation at the moment received three extra dog-catching vans.
Mayor Anup Gupta flagged off the automobiles on the MC workplace premises within the presence of Anindita Mitra, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, and different officers of the civic physique.
Dog chunk circumstances growing
By August-end, the town had witnessed extra canine chunk circumstances in comparison with the figures of the previous two years. From January 1 to August 31, the town had recorded 7,790 canine chunk circumstances, whereas in 2022 and 2021, 5,365 and 6,306 circumstances have been reported, respectively.
With the procurement of the three vans, which can ferry stray dogs from the town areas to the newly opened Animal Birth Control Centre at Raipur Kalan, the canine sterilisation programme shall get an impetus. These three extra vans will catch non-sterilised or sick dogs throughout the.
In April, the Finance and Contract Committee (F&CC) of the company had accorded a proper approval to buying three dog-catching vans and hiring 16 cattle-catchers. The cattle-catchers are being employed by means of an outsourcing firm at an estimated cost of Rs 48 lakh. Having already adopted the newly notified central norms for stray dogs, the company had just lately claimed to have began its area-wise sterilisation drive in coordination with native residents and councillors.
The MC has deliberate to sterilise at the very least 90% of the whole canine inhabitants inside a given space. Only when the goal is achieved will the groups transfer on to the subsequent space and inform the realm councillor and residents upfront.
