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Mumbai, Pune, Panchkula Step Up Drives To Designate Stray-Animal Feeding Spots

Civic bodies are collecting feeder registrations to meet court mandates that ban feeding on public streets.

Overview

  • Mumbai’s BMC has opened a public form and helpline to map community feeding spots for dogs and cats, with assessments to begin after sufficient responses.
  • Pune’s civic body has given feeders 15 days to apply with exact locations, times, and numbers, with committees to inspect sites and install boards at approved spots.
  • PMC officials in Pune cautioned that feeding outside approved areas or by unregistered volunteers will draw warnings, and advised food types and spacing to prevent nuisance and aggression.
  • Panchkula’s municipal corporation renewed letters on November 26 asking RWAs and councillors to mark fixed, safe points, citing persistent dog-bite cases reported by the Sector 6 civil hospital.
  • Panvel Municipal Corporation launched a feeder registration requiring GPS-tagged photos, animal counts, and sterilisation details, with applications vetted by the veterinary department before permissions.