Gzb to get 3rd centre to sterilise stray dogs

Ghaziabad: With increasing cases of stray dog bites, GMC has decided to come up with a third animal birth control centre (ABC) in Siddharth Vihar. Currently, the city has just one fully functional ABC in Nandgram and the second, which is in the works in the city zone, is expected to become operational by Feb.
Once the Siddharth Vihar centre is set up, the three ABCs combined will have the capacity to sterilise 150 dogs per day as opposed to the current 30 sterilisations being carried out daily.
"The state govt has approved the setting up of an ABC in Vijay Nagar zone. A piece of land, of 300 sq m, has been identified for the purpose in Siddharth Vihar. The centre will come up at a cost of Rs 2.43 crore. Once operational, over 50 sterilisations can be carried out here in a day," said Anuj Singh, veterinary officer, GMC.
Given the increasing population of stray dogs, the council is planning to set up one ABC in each of its five zones.
As per a 2021 GMC survey, there are around 48,000 stray dogs in the city and of these, 33,000 have been sterilised. "We have managed to sterilise over 60% of the stray dogs in the city. Our aim is to push up this number as much as possible so that we can bring down dog bite cases in the city," Singh said.