Odisha government asks civic bodies to feed strays during lockdown

A young girl feeds monkeys near Khandagiri hills

BHUBANESWAR: The state government has asked the urban local bodies (ULBs) to make the necessary provisions of food for stray animals during the lockdown.
State housing and urban development secretary G Mathi Vathanan has asked the authorities of the 114 ULBs to utilize their existing funds from various sources for the purpose. The amount is likely to be reimbursed from the state’s Disaster Response Fund or from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.
While the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has been authorized to spend Rs 20,000 per day for the purpose, four other municipal corporations in Cuttack, Berhampur, Rourkela and Sambalpur can spend Rs 10,000 a day to feed the stray animals. Similarly, a sum of Rs 5,000 has been fixed for all other municipalities and Rs 2,000 for NACs.
“We wish to prevent the starvation deaths of stray animals during the lockdown by providing them with food,” the housing and urban development secretary said.
The programme also aims to control aggressive behaviour of stray dogs and other animals due to starvation.

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