City Mayor Rayana Bhagyalakshmi and Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) Commissioner Swapnil Dinkar Pundkar have asked the officials concerned to ensure that at least 100 stray dogs are sterilised on a daily basis to address the canine menace in the city.
Ms. Bhagyalakshmi and Mr. Swapnil conducted a meeting with the officials, animal welfare activists and representatives of NGOs and discussed the steps to be taken to address the dog menace.
Mr. Swapnil asked officials to rope in colony representatives and animal welfare activists to create awareness among the denizens. Officials were also instructed to conduct awareness meetings with the hoteliers and meat vendors so that indiscriminate disposal of eatables was avoided.
