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Refurbishment of kennels and cages at the three Animal Birth Control (ABC) centres in Chennai — Pulianthope, Lloyds Colony, and Kannammapet — has been proposed at an estimated cost of ₹3.91 crore.
The ABCs will have a total of 460 stainless steel kennels to house stray dogs: 140 each in Pulianthope and Kannamapettai and 180 at the Lloyds Road centre, according to officials.
At Kannammapet in Kodambakkam Zone (X), civil repairs and supply of stainless steel kennels and cages are to be undertaken at a cost of ₹74.52 lakh, and the contract period is six months. The same has been planned at Pulianthope of Zone Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar at an estimated ₹1.76 crore, and Lloyds Colony under Teynampet Zone (IX) at ₹1.41 crore.
According to officials, the project aims at renewing the old cages at these existing ABC centres. The work is as part of Chennai-Care for Animals Project (C-CAP) to improve mass sterilisation and immunisation.
According to the data compiled with the help of a sight survey done by volunteers of Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS) and released in September 2024 by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), the city street dog population stands at 1.8 lakh, a significant increase from 57,366 dogs in 2021.
The data show that the Ambattur Zone (VII) has the highest number of street dogs, and the Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar Zone (VI) has the highest density of street dogs per kilometre. Data from the GCC revealed that 6,194 dogs were caught as of April 22 this year. Of them, 5,661 were sterilised.
Published – June 26, 2025 03:37 pm IST
