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Following a recent Supreme Court order on stray dog management, the Municipal Corporation has seen a sharp rise in public complaints. Previously, only one or two complaints were received daily, but on Tuesday, 14 complaints came in from areas including Gomtinagar, Aliganj, and Kanpur Road LDA Colony. Residents are demanding that stray dogs be caught and kept in shelter homes without being released back, in line with the court’s directive.

Municipal Corporation Animal Welfare Officer Dr. Abhinav Verma confirmed the surge in complaints. BJP councillor Ranjit Singh has written to the mayor urging immediate action to provide relief from what locals describe as the “terror” of stray dogs.

Residents in several colonies, including Bijnor Road Sangam Society Savran, Rajajipuram Sector 13, and Vikramnagar, have reported incidents where dogs have chased, bitten, and injured children and women. In some cases, clothing was torn, and mobility was restricted due to fear of attacks.

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Several severe incidents have been reported:

  • In Rajajipuram Sector 13, a black dog has reportedly bitten multiple people despite repeated complaints.
  • In Vikramnagar, 12–14 dogs regularly chase residents, with two children bitten in just two days.
  • In Saraswatipuram, Jankipuram, a woman fractured her leg after dogs attacked her scooter.
  • In Indrapuri Colony, Raebareli Road, a man was bitten during his morning walk, requiring emergency treatment at PGI.

The Legislative Council has also taken up the matter. Members Vijay Kumar Pathak and Dinesh Kumar Goyal, raising the issue under Rule 110, said fear of stray dog attacks is keeping children and the elderly indoors. They pointed out that even gated residential societies are no longer safe.

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Government figures highlight the scale of the problem — in 2024 alone, Meerut recorded 60,000 dog bite cases, Amroha 61,000, Moradabad 49,000, Pilibhit 48,000, and Ballia 43,000. In Lucknow, 4,000 people — 30 per cent of them children — were treated for bites at Balrampur, Civil, and Lokbandhu hospitals. Across the state, around 10,000 people are affected by dog attacks daily.

In response, Director of Local Bodies Anuj Kumar Jha has sought reports from municipal commissioners and council executive officers in multiple districts, including Amroha, Lakhimpur, Siddharthnagar, Fatehpur, Pratapgarh, Hathras, Pilibhit, Bijnor, and Rampur, on measures being taken to curb dog attacks.