Thane: The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) announced a major initiative to scientifically control the city’s stray dog population. This includes the construction of dedicated shelters, expanded sterilisation and vaccination drives, and the launch of citywide awareness campaigns. Municipal chief Saurabh Rao said the measures include setting up kennels through five authorised agencies. These will house dogs captured from schools, hospitals, sports complexes, bus depots, and railway stations. TMC will also step up the capture-sterilise-vaccinate-release programme under the Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules, 2023.
