Delhi to microchip 1 million stray dogs: Minister Kapil Sharma calls steps to contain threat

As many as one million stray dogs will be microchips in the national capital over the next two years, Delhi Development Minister Kapil Mishra said on Wednesday. This program will be conducted in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) over the next two years, the minister said. Mishra ordered a dog census and monitoring system to be implemented soon to ensure accurate data and stronger future planning. The Animal Welfare Council held a meeting at the Delhi Secretariat on Wednesday during which many important decisions were made. The purpose of the meeting was to consult on different issues related to animal welfare and to compile a concrete action plan for Delhi, an official statement states. With the closer to the world’s rabies, it was also decided that comprehensive measures in Delhi would be taken for rabies control, the statement said. These steps include preventing incidents of dog bite and digitizing the vaccination process. The meeting also decided that registration of pet stores in Delhi would be made compulsory, for which a special monitoring committee would be compiled. The related rules will be implemented soon, and each regional committee will be activated to ensure monitoring and action at the local level, the minister said. MCD to draw up a nutritional point for Stray Dogs Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s (MCD) chairman of the committee, Satya Sharma, instructed officials to set up stray dog ​​feeding points in every ward of the city. The move came after the Supreme Court and urged the MCD to act immediately to bite the threat of the dogs. Three to four places will be identified in each section, in collaboration with the local municipal councilor, where these nutrition points will be set up, Sharma said. He emphasized that the MCD strengthened the sterilization and vaccination rides at Animal Birth Control (ABC) centers across the city. A subcommittee has worked on related strategies to control the stray dog ​​population and prevent the spread of diseases, such as rabies. Sharma said unregulated nutrition by people in public spaces often leads to the formation of suits, leading to conflicts and an increase in incidents in dog bite. Sharma has called on all councilors, residents and voluntary organizations to work on the initiative.