Guest guest Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Online edition of India's National Newspaper Sunday, Apr 22, 2007 ePaper Kerala End stray dog menace, local bodies told Special Correspondent THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Minister for Local Self-Government Paloli Mohammed Kutty has directed the heads of local self-government institutions to take effective steps to end the stray dog menace before May. The Minister issued the directive in the wake of the increasing menace of stray dogs. Recently, a three-year-old child was bitten by a stray dog that entered her house at Iritti in Kannur. The Minister said it was the responsibility of corporations, municipalities and panchayats to take action against stray dogs. The ombudsman for LSGIs as well as the High Court had ruled that local bodies had the powers to end the threat posed to the public by stray dogs. The secretaries of corporations and panchayats should take special initiative to tackle the problem, he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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