The AMC official admitted that the dog menace wing of the CDNCD has already spotted the areas from where the d... Read More

In 2015 when US secretary of state John Kerry was on his way back to the airport after attending the inaugural function of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Business Summit in Gandhinagar, his cavalcade had hit a mongrel that had strayed into the path near SVP airport. To avoid such embarrassments, the cattle menace department will hold a special meeting on Monday to capture dogs and keep them away from the VVIP route for almost five days till US President and the delegation leave the city.

The airport area and the 1km radius around Motera stadium towards Koteshwar and Bhatt village is known for ‘nilgai’ or blue bull intrusions. The forest department is being consulted on the issue also.

The cattle and dog nuisance control department (CDNCD) of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on the other hand will constitute a special team to capture dogs within at least 2.75km radius of the VIP route.

“There is a Supreme Court direction and guidelines of the Animal Welfare Board (AWB) of India that mandates that dogs once neutered should be put back at the same location as they tend to get aggressive when relocated to a new place,” says a senior CDNCD official at the AMC.

The AMC official admitted that the dog menace wing of the CDNCD has already spotted the areas from where the dogs need to be picked up and neutered. “There are societies and chawls in Sabarmati area which feed stray dogs and that may be a problem. These societies will be approached by the Sabarmati ward AMC officers in the coming days to desist from feeding the dogs,” adds the AMC official.

