Summary:
Meanwhile, there has been a massive increase in the number of stray dogs in the city. Children, women and elderly people avoid going for a walk in the gardens due to the stray dog menace. As per MC officials, there are 40,000 stray dogs in the city and a massive drive is required to cap their growing population. Mayor Karamjit Singh Rintu said, “Now, the sterilisation drive will be started after developing a proper infrastructure. We are constructing a complex for cows and a dog sterilisation centre at Chheharta..