India, Aug. 14 -- Amid a surge in cases of dog bites, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Bhosari, Mahesh Landge, has urged the Maharashtra government to adopt what he calls the 'Delhi pattern' for stray dog control based on the recent Supreme Court (SC) order for the National Capital Region (NCR).

The apex court in its August 11 order has directed Delhi-NCR authorities to permanently relocate all stray dogs to shelters, citing an 'extremely grim' situation of dog bites causing rabies, especially among children. The SC has ordered the creation of shelters for 5,000 dogs within six to eight weeks and warned of strict action, including contempt, against any obstruction.

Following in the footsteps of the SC, Landge, in a letter to chief ...