<p>Bengaluru: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Sunday clarified that its chicken meal plan for street dogs does not include biryani. </p>.<p>The civic body plans to spend Rs 2.88 crore annually to feed chicken rice to 4,000 out of the estimated 2.7 lakh strays in the city. </p>.<p>The food will be provided at designated locations in wards that face challenges in capturing dogs or reducing their population, it said. </p>.<p>According to Suralkar Vikas Kishore, BBMP Special Commissioner (Animal Husbandry), 100 feeding spots in each zone will provide food daily for 365 days to 500 dogs.</p>.Dog feeding good but address woes.<p>The daily cost per dog will be Rs 19 (excluding taxes). This includes Rs 8 for daily transportation, food supply and site sanitation, and Rs 11 for the food. Kishore also explained how the programme would help capture fearful or aggressive dogs. </p>.<p>“Lack of access to food drives dogs to form packs, increasing incidents of dog bites,” he said. </p>.<p>The initiative is being implemented to control dog population and had become a legal necessity under the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, he added. </p>
<p>Bengaluru: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Sunday clarified that its chicken meal plan for street dogs does not include biryani. </p>.<p>The civic body plans to spend Rs 2.88 crore annually to feed chicken rice to 4,000 out of the estimated 2.7 lakh strays in the city. </p>.<p>The food will be provided at designated locations in wards that face challenges in capturing dogs or reducing their population, it said. </p>.<p>According to Suralkar Vikas Kishore, BBMP Special Commissioner (Animal Husbandry), 100 feeding spots in each zone will provide food daily for 365 days to 500 dogs.</p>.Dog feeding good but address woes.<p>The daily cost per dog will be Rs 19 (excluding taxes). This includes Rs 8 for daily transportation, food supply and site sanitation, and Rs 11 for the food. Kishore also explained how the programme would help capture fearful or aggressive dogs. </p>.<p>“Lack of access to food drives dogs to form packs, increasing incidents of dog bites,” he said. </p>.<p>The initiative is being implemented to control dog population and had become a legal necessity under the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, he added. </p>
