Stray dog census to begin in Bhubaneswar from tomorrow

Starting tomorrow, a stray dog census will be conducted across all 67 wards of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), which will continue until the 25th of this month.

For the exercise, dedicated teams have been formed for each zone, ward, and street. The census will be carried out in two phases using scientific methods:

1. The first phase will run from the 16th to the 20th.
2. The second phase will run from the 21st to the 24th.

The counting will take place daily between 5:00 AM and 7:00 AM. The work will be conducted under the supervision of expert veterinarians, with active participation from Swachh Sathis, Swachh Supervisors, and Sanitary Inspectors.

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In total, 410 teams have been formed for the operation. Bhubaneswar Mayor Sulochana Das has appealed to city residents to extend their cooperation and support to the enumerators engaged in this important task.

“The BMC will begin the census of stray dogs from tomorrow. As per the discussion, two teams of sanitation workers have been formed including ‘Swachha Sathi’ and supervisors. The census will be conducted in two phases. After the completion of the first census, the second census will be done to re-verify. With this, we can get the exact number of stray dogs in the city,” said Sulochana Das, Bhubaneswar Mayor.