The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is taking steps to manage the city’s stray dog population by creating designated feeding points and preparing to implement a microchipping system for sterilised dogs, following a Supreme Court directive. The initiative will begin once financial support is received from the Delhi government.
Senior MCD officials said the feeding points are being established in cooperation with Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) and local public representatives. So far, 292 feeding points have been identified across 80 wards in 12 zones, with the West Zone hosting the highest number at 60.
Other zones include Najafgarh (54), Shahdara South (40), Rohini (29), Keshavpuram (29), South Zone (16), Narela (16), Shahdara North (15), Karol Bagh (15), City SP Zone (8), Civil Lines (6), and Central Zone (4). Signage is being installed at these locations to officially designate them as feeding points.
Once implemented, the microchipping system will record essential data for each sterilised dog, including the date of sterilisation, the responsible agency, the location, and the anti-rabies vaccination schedule. This will allow the MCD to monitor sterilisation efforts more accurately and maintain an updated count of stray dogs across the city.
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Currently, it is challenging to track which dogs have been sterilised and when. Officials said the microchips will make it easier to identify the agency responsible for any sterilised dog involved in incidents.
The MCD has also proposed stricter rules for agencies handling sterilisation. Under the proposal, an agency will be fined two per cent of its annual payment if a stray dog gives birth after sterilisation. However, this proposal is still awaiting approval from the corporation’s standing committee.