India, Nov. 25 -- A Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) panel has recommended a comprehensive overhaul of the city's approach towards stray dog management, proposing strict enforcement measures and ward-level planning in line with Supreme Court (SC) directives.
The recommendations, presented in the House by committee member and Education Committee chairperson Yogesh Verma, include decentralised enforcement powers, scientific feeding zones, and ward-level sterilisation targets, to comply with the apex court's order while ensuring citizen safety. The six-member committee has called for empowering Veterinary Officers and Sanitary Inspectors to issue challans against those who feed dogs outside designated points, violate municipal guidelines,...