Nagpur, Dec. 10 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday informed the state assembly that the State recorded more than 30 lakh cases of dog bites in the last six years, while 30 persons died of rabies between 2021 and 2023.
Shinde was responding to a question by Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Sunil Prabhu, amid concerns over the rising number of stray dogs, especially in major cities like Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, and Kalyan-Dombivli.
The deputy CM said there has been a significant increase in dog bite incidents in both rural and urban areas.
Civic bodies have been directed to intensify animal birth control and anti-rabies vaccination programmes, he said in a written reply.
Replying to another query, Shinde said local bodies hav...