Nagpur, Dec. 9 -- The Maharashtra government on Tuesday announced that special meetings would be convened to discuss measures to tackle the increasing incidents of stray dog attacks in urban areas, following a demand by all parties in the state legislature.
The announcement came after a Calling Attention Motion was raised in the Assembly, highlighting the growing threat posed by stray dogs and urging urgent measures.
Minister of State for Urban Development, Madhuri Misal, noted in a written reply that Mumbai alone has an estimated 90,757 stray dogs, while the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) operates only eight shelters. Across the 29 municipal corporation areas in the state, there are approximately 11.88 lakh stray dogs, but only...