India, Oct. 30 -- While a private firm has signed an agreement with the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) to implement a large-scale sterilisation and vaccination programme for stray dogs, officials confirmed that the company will take charge only in the next three months. Until then, Gurugram has no agency in place to manage stray dog sterilisation or vaccination.

The partnership, undertaken under Vedanta Group's corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, follows MCG's third attempt to float a tender for the citywide animal birth control (ABC) and vaccination drive. Officials said the 15-year agreement will see Anil Aggrawal Foundation of Vedanta oversee operations at two ABC centres in Begumpur Khatola and Basai, while ens...