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A nine-year-old lad suffered superior injuries aft a thoroughfare canine spot him connected his look astatine Vagu Centre successful One Town successful Vijayawada connected Tuesday (February 24). The lad had accidentally fell connected the canine aft loosing equilibrium connected his bicycle, CCTV camera footage showed.
According to sources, the child, Rachakonda Rishi, had gone retired to play aft returning from schoolhouse astir 4.15 p.m. Later that evening, helium was seen walking backmost location with his look and garment covered successful humor and was rushed to caller Government General Hospital (GGH).
Doctors reportedly told his parent that helium needed to beryllium nether reflection for 2 much days. “He is conscious, but helium is not talking much,” she said.
Dog attacks successful the area
Some residents said a fistful of canine attacks occurred successful the country recently. Bottu Nagalakshmi, different resident, said her sister’s children, some aged 9, were bitten by dogs past period and were taken to a authorities infirmary for treatment.
A akin incidental was reported astatine Siddhartha Nagar connected Wednesday evening. A nine-year-old lad was chased by a battalion of 8 dogs erstwhile helium was coming retired of his school. Little Brains School Principal Phani Prasad, who witnessed the incident, said the lad fell down and injured his mouth.
After the Supreme Court orders successful November 2025, the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) person acceptable up 286 canine feeding zones crossed the metropolis and urged residents to not provender dogs extracurricular their houses.
The corp has besides accrued the fig of dog-catching vehicles from 1 to six, and the fig of kennels, wherever dogs are kept nether reflection for up to a week aft the sterilisation process, from 120 to 320.
“This has led to a flimsy summation successful the fig of dogs getting sterilised. Until 2024, 20-30 dogs utilized to beryllium sterilised daily. These days, however, the fig has risen to 40-50,” said B. Somasekhar Reddy, Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation.
According to Mr. Somasekhar Reddy, the canine that attacked the lad was precocious sterilised and vaccinated. After the incident, the municipal authorities picked up different dogs successful the country for sterilisation and vaccination.
According to sources, determination are astir 35,000-40,000 dogs successful the city, retired of which 18,000 person been sterilised.
In the caller fund meeting, the corp projected a fund estimation of ₹5 crore for the Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme and constitution of canine shelters.
However, Pisupati Ravi Keerthi, laminitis of the Vijayawada-based Sanghamitra Animal Foundation, said shifting dogs to a structure was cruel arsenic the animals tin declaration infections and ticks from these shelters.
“Moreover, aft sterilisation, the officials merchandise dogs successful different areas, which again pb to territorial wars and go a nuisance for the public. The VMC should absorption connected humane approaches, including continuous sterilisation and vaccination,” helium said.
