Bengaluru corporations ramp up dog shelter infra works

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A survey   undertaken by the metropolis  corporations revealed that astir   2,696 dogs request   to beryllium  relocated.

A survey undertaken by the metropolis corporations revealed that astir 2,696 dogs request to beryllium relocated. | Photo Credit: File photo

With the Supreme Court passing the last bid connected relocating stray dogs from institutions and nationalist spaces specified arsenic autobus shelters, the Bengaluru corporations are pushing to expedite infrastructure works to statesman the relocation process.

A survey undertaken by the metropolis corporations revealed that astir 2,696 dogs request to beryllium relocated. A fewer corporations are besides readying 1 much survey to finalise full count.

According to documents reviewed by The Hindu, the South and North City Corporations person made important advancement successful infrastructure works, portion the others are lagging down adjacent successful operation activities.

The South Corporation has already constructed a structure location with a capableness to location 100 dogs successful S. Bingipura. The corp has besides selected an NGO to oversee the attraction of stray dogs successful the structure home.

In the North Corporation, a structure location with a capableness of 500 dogs is coming up successful Medi Agrahara. Civil works are successful the last stage, and the structure location volition beryllium acceptable by May 30, according to the document.

The West and East Corporations person identified onshore successful Sumanahalli and Basavanapura, respectively, and ground-level enactment is successful the archetypal stage. The corporations program to acceptable up structure homes with a capableness of 500 dogs each. While the West Corporation is eyeing completion wrong 3 months, the East Corporation is optimistic astir completing the enactment wrong 2 months. The cardinal corp is besides mounting up a structure location with a capableness of 500 dogs successful Bingipura, wherever instauration enactment is presently underway.

According to a root successful the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), the relocation volition instrumentality spot successful phases, and the attraction of the dogs volition beryllium outsourced to NGOs. The corporations volition allocate ₹ 3,000 per canine per month, including feeding costs. The nodal officers, astir of whom are veterinarians successful the corporations, volition oversee the operations.

Published - May 20, 2026 09:36 p.m. IST

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