India, Dec. 9 -- Following a recent government resolution (GR) directing all local bodies to capture, sterilise and vaccinate stray dogs found in public places before releasing them at locations different from where they were found, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has come up with a series of short-term and long-term measures to manage the city's growing stray dog population.

As an immediate step, the PMC will establish dog shelters at three locations that can collectively accommodate 200 canines (Naidu, Baner and Mundhwa). In addition, two large shelters will be started at Bhugaon and Shindewadi, each capable of housing up to 5,000 stray dogs. All five shelters are expected to become operational by the end of December, significantl...