(IN)Stray dogs-Punjab: resident seeks Human Rights Commsion intervention

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Stray dogs: Resident seeks PSHRC intervention

TNN 9 October 2009, 10:48pm IST

 

 

LUDHIANA: Irked over the alleged misleading reply submitted by the municipal

corporation (MC) to the Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC)

regarding the stray dog menace in city, a resident has urged the commission to

give strict directives to the civic body on the issue.

 

According to information, a city resident, Pran Nath Bhatia, who is also a

member of the District Grievances Committee had lodged a complaint with the

PSHRC that stray dogs menace had made human life quite miserable in the city. He

said due to sudden attacks by stray dogs many accidents were taking place in the

city as panic-stricken residents loose control of their vehicle due to it. He

requested the PSHRC to give stern directions to the MC officers and the deputy

commissioner to tackle the problem.

 

After the commission sought report from the MC and the administration, the civic

body in its reply filed with the commission said that they have already signed a

memorandum of understanding (MOU) with an NGO for the sterilization of dogs and

the process would be initiated soon. The civic body also said that the proposal

was under the active consideration of the Union government and Animal Welfare

Board of India, only after which they could take any action on the stray dogs.

 

However, after getting a copy of the MC report, the commission sent it to

complainant for his reaction. In his reply the complainant alleged that the

report was misleading. Bhatia urged the commission to give necessary directions

regarding the menace.

 

He said that the reply of the MC was nothing more than an eyewash. He alleged

that in the year 1994 and 1998 when he was the councillor in MC he had got the

agenda passed unanimously twice, but since then no action has been taken.

He also raised question on signing of the MOU by the MC without inquiring

whether the Union government permits it or not.

 

He asked whether the people would have to suffer till the consent of the Union

government on the project is got. He said that rather than just doing paper

work, the MC should act tough in the matter. He requested the commission to

direct the MC to take a proper action in this regard.

 

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Stray problem dogs university

TNN 10 October 2009, 03:38am IST

 

CHANDIGARH: Stray dog menace seems to be a big problem for students of Panjab

University, this was reflected by the feedback forms of Panjab

University Campus Student Council (PUCSC).

 

Saying that most of the hostellers cited the problem, PUCSC president Amit

Bhatia said the maximum number of the feedback forms filled by hostellers had

given dog menace as one of the major problems not only on the campus but also in

the hostels.

 

Bhatia added that the problem is mainly in the boys hostels where few students

were even attacked by a group of dogs in last few months. Despite the fact that

the issue had been highlighted among the university authorities nothing had been

done so far, he further said.

 

Last month, Ranjit Singh, a sixth semester student of law and a resident of

Hostel no IV, and Harshwarden Singh, a resident of Hostel no V, were bitten by a

group of stray dogs in the hostel.

 

PUCSC claimed that they had compiled the feedback forms in which the students

had come up with such problem that would be submitted to the VC with a

representation as soon the university opens.

 

 

 

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