Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is moving to bring order to the city’s stray dog issue by creating designated feeding zones. A notification inviting citizens’ suggestions will soon be issued, asking dog lovers and regular feeders to propose suitable locations. After a round of objections and feedback from residents, a final list of feeding spots will be notified.
“The goal is balance—dog lovers can feed without trouble, and residents won’t face nuisance from feeding outside homes or on busy lanes,” a senior health official explained.
Alongside, Commissioner Dr. Abhijeet Chaudhari has directed that each of the city’s 10 zones will now have one Urban Primary Health Centre (UPHC) with 24/7 anti-rabies vaccine availability, ensuring immediate treatment for bite victims.
Waste hotspots—garbage transfer points that attract dogs—are also under focus. NMC will keep these under surveillance and step up cleaning, admitting that better waste management directly reduces dog aggression.
Schools will see awareness drives where children, often most vulnerable, will learn safe behavior around dogs and what to do after a bite.
Nagpur has about 1.10 lakh stray dogs. So far, 75,000 have been vaccinated and 42,000 sterilised; the sterilisation programme will now expand.
Dog lovers welcomed the structured approach as “a positive step.” Others, especially two-wheeler riders, remain wary of dogs chasing vehicles or crowding around garbage. With feeding zones, round-the-clock vaccines, clean-ups, sterilisation, and awareness efforts, NMC hopes to shape a humane yet practical model for coexistence. The real test will come once citizens’ suggestions start pouring in.
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