Mandya DC’s strategy to tackle stray dog menace: Sterilisation, better waste management

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A record  photograph  of stray dogs successful  Mandya.

A record photograph of stray dogs successful Mandya. | Photo Credit: File photo

Mandya Deputy Commissioner Kumar has instructed officials to instrumentality enactment against the menace of stray dogs successful the territory successful airy of the Supreme Court’s caller ruling successful the matter.

Participating successful a gathering connected measures to power stray dogs successful Mandya district, successful Karnataka, connected February 23, Mr. Kumar said the municipality and agrarian section bodies should instrumentality indispensable enactment successful co-ordination with officials of the departments concerned.

While nodal officers person been appointed successful each municipality section assemblage to curb the stray canine nuisance, helium said radical should beryllium discouraged from throwing discarded indiscriminately, and consciousness should beryllium created among the nationalist to forestall stray dogs from entering autobus stands. Steps indispensable besides beryllium taken to conception compound walls astir nationalist buildings.

Sterilisation surgery

All stray dogs indispensable acquisition sterilisation surgery, beryllium relocated to suitable shelters, and beryllium vaccinated against rabies, helium said portion instructing officials to instrumentality indispensable enactment successful the regard.

Construction of shelters

Measures person been initiated to conception a full of 8 shelters — 1 successful each taluk nether the jurisdiction of section bodies.

The gathering was informed that a full of 190 stray dogs person been identified wrong organization premises, similar schools, colleges, autobus stands, and infirmary campuses. Steps are being taken to transportation retired sterilisation surgeries, and subsequently relocate them to shelters.

The gathering besides discussed however nutrient discarded attracts stray dogs, and the request to support dustbins covered, and dispose disconnected the discarded connected a regular basis.

The gathering was attended by Urban Development Cell Planning Officer Narasimhamurthy, Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry Department Shivalingaiah, and Municipal Commissioner Pampashree.

Published - February 23, 2026 04:16 p.m. IST

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