India, Aug. 12 -- Delhi's civic authorities are staring at an impossible task after the Supreme Court on Monday ordered that all stray dogs in the city be rounded up within two months, experts warned, highlighting how the city has no permanent dog shelter, no updated count of its stray population, inadequate manpower, and no funds to feed or house the estimated million-odd animals.

From space requirements to funding gaps, experts and officials agree: the capital is simply not equipped to execute the order.

They add that the failure of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) Animal Birth Control (ABC) and immunisation programme has worsened the problem, making large-scale capture and housing both impractical and inhumane.

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