Delhi MCD plans 3 new dog shelters, 54,623 strays sterilized

• MCD plans three new dog shelters in Delhi; one in Dwarka is underway, with two more proposed at Bella Road and Bijwasan.
• The civic body has sterilised and immunised 54,623 stray dogs under its Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme.
• The Dwarka shelter, located on a three-acre plot, is designed to accommodate 1,000-1,500 aggressive or rabies-infected dogs.
• These measures follow judicial directives and Supreme Court scrutiny regarding stray dog management and public safety.
• MCD also approved a policy imposing strict penalties on NGO-operated ABC centers for failed sterilisations or rabies cases.

Why It Matters: New Delhi's dog shelters improve public safety and animal welfare.