LUCKNOW, May 20 -- Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has claimed that it would be setting up India's first animal birth control or ABC training centre in the city. The state government has approved Rs.1.25 crore for the project, which tends to include a programme for the sterilisation of stray dogs and the construction of a dedicated facility at the veterinary hospital located in Indira Nagar's Jarahara area.

LMC officials confirmed that the new training centre will not only focus on the sterilisation efforts but will also serve as a hub for training individuals in dog-catching and ABC procedures.

"This ABC centre will be the first of its kind in the country," claimed Arvind Kumar Rao, an additional municipal commissioner. "It will al...