India, Nov. 29 -- Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has approved a 2-year animal birth control and mass vaccination programme to keep stray dog population in check and reduce the risk of rabies across the city.

The project, which will run from November 29 to November 28, 2027, has been allotted to an NGO - Maa Baglamukhi Sewa Samiti, Jabalpur - according to MCG work orders.

The Samiti will carry out "large-scale" sterilisation and anti-rabies vaccination of stray dogs across Gurugram zones 1, 2, 3 and 4. The contractor will receive Rs.700 per sterilisation and Rs.250 per vaccination/immunisation, according to official documents.

MCG Commissioner Pradeep Dahiya said the initiative is essential for public safety as well as animal w...