Chandigarh:
Taking critical word of the rising incidents of stray canine assaults on youngsters, the Punjab State Fee for Safety of Little one Rights has directed the Native Authorities and Rural Growth Departments to conduct a census of stray canines in all cities.
Expressing ‘deep concern’ over these incidents, the fee took suo-motu discover of the matter.
“The experiences of stray dog attacks on youngsters have been dropped at the fee’s consideration via media sources,” Kanwardeep Singh, the Chairman of the kid safety physique mentioned in a press launch.
Kanwardeep Singh highlighted that media experiences have revealed alarming incidents, together with the tragic deaths of two youngsters inside every week in Hasanpur village close to Ludhiana because of stray canine assaults.
Related incidents have been reported from numerous components of Punjab, together with Mohali, Zirakpur, Amritsar, Machhiwara Sahib, and Nabha, elevating critical public concern.
He additionally urged fast sterilization to stop additional incidents.
The Chairman additional knowledgeable that he has written to the Administrative Secretaries of the Punjab Native Authorities Division and the Rural Growth & Panchayat Division, urging them to implement the provisions of the Animal Start Management Guidelines, 2023, as notified by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Authorities of India, on March 10, 2023.
Kanwardeep Singh emphasised that well timed implementation of those guidelines will assist management the stray canine inhabitants and forestall additional assaults on youngsters.
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