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Over 30 lakh cases of dog bites in Maharashtra in 6 years: Deputy CM Eknath Shinde in Assembly
Eknath Shinde said there has been a significant increase in the number of stray dogs in both rural and urban areas in Maharashtra.
“Maharashtra has recorded more than 30 lakh cases of dog bites in the last six years, while 30 people died of rabies between 2021 and 2023,” Shinde said.
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Maharashtra has recorded more than 30 lakh cases of dog bites in the last six years, and 30 people died of rabies between 2021 and 2023, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said in a written reply to the Assembly Wednesday.
Shinde was replying to questions raised by several MLAs across party lines, expressing concerns about the rising number of stray dogs, especially in major cities in the state, such as Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, and Kalyan-Dombivli.
“Maharashtra has recorded more than 30 lakh cases of dog bites in the last six years, while 30 people died of rabies between 2021 and 2023,” Shinde said.
The deputy CM also said in his reply that there has been a significant increase in the number of stray dogs in both rural and urban areas.
Replying to another query, Shinde said local bodies have been directed to intensify animal birth control and anti-rabies vaccination programmes in accordance with the Supreme Court’s directions issued in August this year.
Shinde said the Urban Development Department issued instructions to all civic bodies on November 14, while similar directions were given to rural local bodies on November 27. He further said the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, are being implemented across the state following government orders issued in March this year.
On compensation to the families of those who died due to rabies and on delays in controlling the stray dog population, the deputy chief minister said the matter does not arise at present.
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