Kolkata: 15 stray dogs die, many missing

KOLKATA: Around 15 stray dogs died and a variety of them are missing because the Kolkata Municipal Corporation began a large sterilization or ligation of stray dogs in March this 12 months. And this too, consistent with a initial document prepared by way of a piece of the KMC councillors who have been hard an in depth probe into the dying and ‘mysterious disappearance’ of stray dogs once they have been picked up by way of a civic frame’s well being department staff engaged in sterilization and ligation programme.

Data to be had from seven KMC wards in south Kolkata and its fringe spaces disclose that stray dogs picked up from Dhakuria, Chetla, Netajinagar, Naktala, Patuli, New Garia and Bijoygarh have become sufferers of ‘carelessness’ of a KMC staff of officials who are related to the sterilization and ligation programme. Though the number of missing dogs from those spaces is not identified, an estimate prepared by way of councillors put the number to around 50.

Apart from KMC councillors, residents of enormous spaces of south Kolkata have additionally been knocking on the doors of the KMC well being department most sensible brass to inquire about the missing of stray dogs from their respective localities. Take the case of Anita Chowdhury, a resident of SreeRampore Road close to Garia. Chowdhury found two stray dogs missing from close to her place of abode 3 weeks in the past. Chowdhury lodged a criticism with the native Patuli police station as she would look after those dogs. However, the cops referred the case to the KMC well being department. Unable to get details about her puppy dogs, the homemaker went to a local Trinamool Congress leader and requested him to assist her seek for the dogs.

Worse came about with stray dogs that have been picked up by way of the KMC well being department staff from Tollygunge government quarters for sterilization. Out of eight dogs that the civic dog squad gathered from this spot, 3 died and 4 have been returned to the spot in in poor health situation. Similarly, at Raipur in Layelka space six dogs have been picked up for sterilization.

“Of those dogs one died and 4 have been left in the space once they fell sick. When I inquired about the reason why of dying of the dog, the KMC officials could not give an evidence,” alleged Debasish Mukherjee, the RSP councillor of the realm (ward 98).

Mukherjee on Friday submitted an inventory of dying of stray dogs to Atin Ghosh, the member, mayor-in-council overseeing the KMC well being department. Mukherjee additionally smelt a rat in spending price range for sterilization programme.

“We have received an inventory of about 2600 dogs the KMC well being department claims to have introduced below the sterilization programme. We have our doubts and insist a ward-wise number of the stray dogs that have been sterilized,” Mukherjee said.

Atin Ghosh said that he had no details about unnatural dying of enormous number of deaths that have been picked up for sterilization. “I will be able to surely search a document from the well being department officials and handiest then can remark on the factor,” the KMC MMiC on Friday said.

KMC sterilization of stray dogs

Programme began in March

Number of dogs died after being picked up by way of the civic dog squad: 15

Number of missing dogs: around 50

Areas: Dhakuria, Bijoygarh, Naktala, Chetla, Netajinagar Tollygunge amongst others.