Sterilisation projects nowhere insight

Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir may have witnessed some good changes in the past few years, but one thing that continues to remain visible is the number of stray dogs across the district, who have unleashed terror at most places here, leading to the sufferings of local populace. The growing population of dogs is posing a risk to their lives. It has become difficult for the people to venture out during evening and morning hours due to the presence of a large number of stray dogs in their vicinity. In order to tackle the issue of growing dog menace, one fails to understand why there has been no headway over the new sterilization project by the concerned Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC). According to the reports, the much-hyped project to establish multiple dog sterilisation centers is going on at a snail’s pace. Another dog sterilisation facility at Tengpora is yet to be completed despite the passage of several years. It has mentioned that the corporation has only one functional dog sterilisation center at Shuhama with a capacity of 10-15 surgeries per day. To ensure that the growing number of dogs is seized, there is a need to take measures, especially adding more sterilisation centers without any further delay. There is a need to ensure that the dog population is controlled well on time as the situation can turn uglier in the years to come in case the concerned authorities will sit on the stray dog menace.