Charanjit Singh Teja
Amritsar, August 6
Finally, the work order has actually been released by the local corporation (MC) for the sterilisation of 20,000 roaming dogs. MC Commissioner Sandeep Rishi released the work order to Aneet Pal Kaur of the Animal Welfare Charitable Trust in the existence of Health Officer Dr Kiran Kumar.
Rishi said the population of roaming dogs had actually been increasing quickly in the city. The sterilisation task would suppress the population of dogs.
According to a quote, there are more than 50,000 roaming dogs in the city.
A dog sterilisation task was started at the Animal Birth Control Centre, Nariangarh, in 2021 however it ended in December 2022 due to non-renewal of the agreement.
Earlier, the Animal Birth Control Centre had actually sterilised 9,500 roaming dogs. The MC had actually been making efforts to resume the sterilisation program in the city. A tender to sterilise 20,000 dogs was drifted two times however it was not granted to any company. The task remained in a limbo for the last 9 months.
At present, the MC has 2 Animal Birth Control Centres in Nariangarh, Chheharta, and the Muddal location. The MC authorities declared that a person more centre would be begun in the coming days.
“Twenty thousand dogs would be sterilised at a cost of Rs 3.19 crore. We hope that the sterilisation work would start soon. The residents would be rid of the stray dog menace once the project starts,” said Dr Kiran Kumar.
