The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Alandur municipality to check stray dog menace

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Tamil Nadu

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Alandur municipality to check stray dog menace

Staff Reporter

Council meeting also clears birth control procedures on 4,000 stray dogs

TAMBARAM: The Alandur municipal council on Saturday took the first step towards tackling stray dog menace, clearing birth control procedures on 4,000 dogs.

The council passed a resolution asking pet dog owners to get a licence, a system that was in vogue in the 1970s.

During a routine meeting on Friday, councillors were told that the State Government had allotted Rs. 18 lakh to the local body for performing animal birth control procedures on 4,046 stray dogs. The amount was meant for creating infrastructure, training staff and meeting other expenses. They were also told that the municipality's staff strength was inadequate. So, it would be better to hand over the task to Blue Cross, an organisation approved by the Animal Welfare Board of India for carrying out birth control.

Chairman R.S. Bharathi said it cost Rs.110 for performing birth control procedure on a dog and administering anti-rabies vaccine. The owners could obtain the licence by paying Rs. 50 per dog for one year and renew it annually. The money collected would be used to administer a dose of anti-rabies vaccine.

Anxious moments

The meeting witnessed some anxious moments with AIADMK councillor S. Ramadoss sitting in front of the chairman's desk soon after the council assembled, alleging that the ruling party men were encroaching on parks and open spaces reserved for the Dalits at Ambedkar Nagar in his ward. After an assurance and clarifications from Mr. Bharathi and officials, he went back to his seat.

The council also cleared payment of Rs. 36 lakh to Chennai Metrowater for taking over the maintenance of the main pumping station of the underground sewage project.

The pumping station at Nilamangai Nagar gets flooded after rain, leading to reverse flow of sewage. The solution was handing over the facility to Metrowater.

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