Municipal Corporation Nagpur Set A Committee To Monitor Stray Dog Sterilization

Recently, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has established a special committee to monitor Animal Birth Control (ABC) operations in Nagpur. Throughout the years, sterilization of stray dogs has been a complete failure in Nagpur.

Seven members committee to monitor ABC

Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has established a seven-member committee, consisting of additional deputy municipal commissioner, district animal husbandry deputy commissioner, dean of Government Veterinary College, NMC’s health officer and members of People For Animals (PFA), Indian Society For Animal Human Welfare and Green Vigil Foundation.

The committee is expected to make the sterilization process more efficient and transparent. ABC operations, which have commenced from January 3 in association with Government Veterinary College, are being performed at the government veterinary hospital at Alankar square.

Only one centre in Nagpur

As a single centre is not sufficient for operating the city’s dog population which allegedly has increased to nearly one lakh, one of the main agendas of the committee will be starting-up more centres.

PFA city chief Karishma Galani said, “The purpose of ABC will not get solved till ward-wise sterilization is done. At least ten centres are needed in the city.”

Maneka Gandhi had also expressed concern over lack of transparency in the sterilization process. Last year, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) was given strict instructions by the board to form a monitoring committee which will ensure that the due prescribed procedure is followed to control dog population. However, there was no effect!

“A budget of Rs. 25 lakhs was earmarked for ABC operations. From this financial year, we will try to get administrative approval for the amount suggested by AWBI,” said. NMC veterinary officer Dr Gajendra Mahalle

Kaustav Chatterjee, founder of Green Vigil Foundation, said, “We will take efforts to raise awareness about the ABC programme.”

Source: Times Of India 

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