Srinagar: The alarming rise in cases of dog bites and in the number of stray dogs on the streets of Srinagar has led the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) to start the process of setting up another sterilisation facility, at Tengpora, which officials claim will be ready within four months.
“Animal Birth Control Center, Tengpora, will come into place with four months. We would be able to perform 60 surgeries per day at this centre. More than 15,000 dogs will be sterilised per year,” SMC Veterinary Officer Dr Javaid Ahmad Rather told Kashmir Reader.
He said that the center will drastically reduce the incidents of dog bites and that the municipality’s target is to sterilise 75% of stray dog population in Srinagar within two years