Overview
- The state has accelerated work in municipal corporations and district headquarters to curb dog-bite incidents and manage stray populations.
- Detailed Project Reports for Dog Shelter Homes have received in-principle approval, triggering the next stage of implementation.
- Municipal bodies have been told to provide suitable land and complete administrative formalities, with parallel progress on land identification, budgets and approvals.
- Per-shelter costs are estimated at ₹4.7–5.31 crore, with DPRs detailing capacity, veterinary facilities, food, sanitation, security and trained staffing.
- Early movement includes land identified for a shelter in Prayagraj’s Maur Uparhat, a land proposal cleared in Lucknow, and sites reported in Lalitpur, Hardoi, Bulandshahr and Fatehpur.