India, Aug. 23 -- The Noida authority's health department on Friday issued fresh directives to apartment owners' associations and residents' welfare associations to designate dog feeding points away from roads and public spaces, as part to tackle stray dog menace.

The move comes on the directions of the Supreme Court in tackling the stray dog menace in the city and rising complaints about dog bites.

The city houses around 30,000 stray dogs, with four new small hospitals and one big facility in sector 94, which has been operational for over 30 years," said SP Singh, general manager, health department.

The authority will also create more animal hospitals to tackle the stray dog issue, added Singh.

The authority directed the associations...