JE News Desk:  In a bid to tackle the stray dog menace, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will prepare a plan to make the national capital's streets free of stray animals and shelters will be constructed to accommodate them.

Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi announced the development on Monday and said the meeting in this regard will be held with NGOs involved in catching stray animals.

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"We are providing relief to people from the problem of stray animals. We are also ensuring that stray animals do not face any difficulties. We will have another meeting with the NGOs involved in capturing stray animals. In this meeting, we will prepare a plan to make Delhi's streets free of stray animals," Oberoi said, as quoted by PTI.

To address the challenges posed by stray animals in Delhi, Oberoi flagged off four cattle catcher vehicles. According to the statement, this will enable officials to respond to stray animal concerns quickly.

In March this year, The Indian Express reported that dog bites instances in the national capital have increased. Delhi's Safdarjung saw about 29,698 cases while another hospital Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) saw 18,183 dog bite cases in the last six months.

A Look At The Recent Dog Bite Cases In Delhi

In June 2023: A five-year-old boy was allegedly bitten by a pet dog in Shahdara's Geeta Colony area in Delhi, police said on Monday. According to police, the boy was playing in his house in the Shastri Nagar area of Geeta Colony here when a neighbour's pet labrador entered the house and attacked him.

In May 2023: A seven-year-old girl was allegedly bitten by stray dogs in southwest Delhi's Rangpuri area. According to the Police, the girl was playing on the street outside her house when she was bitten by stray dogs. The incident took place on April 27, they said.

In April 2023: Three children were injured after a Pitbull Terrier dog attacked locals in Delhi's Uttam Nagar.

In March 2023: In a suspected stray dog bite case, two minor siblings were found dead in southwest Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area. The deceased, identified as Anand (7) and Aditya (5), lived with their parents in a slum cluster in Sindhi Basti, Police said, as reported by PTI.