Bengaluru: North Corporation starts institutional dog drive after identifying over 900 dogs

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Published - August 04, 2026 08:33 pm IST - Bengaluru

More than 900 institutional dogs have been identified within the North Corporation limits. | Photo Credit: File photo

Bengaluru North City Corporation has awarded a one-year contract to catch and maintain institutional dogs. With this, it has become one of the first corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) to begin implementing the Supreme Court’s directions on institutional dogs.

The contract has been awarded to Rajasthan-based Booth Purva Sainik Welfare Sanstha for Zone 1 and came into effect on August 1. The corporation has recently handed over the dog shelter facility at Medi Agrahara. Under the contract, the corporation will pay ₹3,335 per dog for the first month, which includes catching and maintenance, and ₹3,035 per dog per month from the second month onwards.

Corporation Commissioner Pommala Sunil Kumar told The Hindu that, apart from institutional dogs identified around public institutions, the civic body will also pick up stray dogs involved in dog-bite incidents. He said action in dog-bite cases often leads to differences of opinion, with one section demanding that the dogs be removed, while some animal welfare groups argue that such incidents are isolated and the dogs should not be lifted.

However, the civic body has decided to pick up dogs involved in bite cases and deal with them as per the existing rules, including Animal Birth Control (ABC) and other prescribed procedures.

The move follows months of surveys and identification drives carried out by the corporation across public institutions, Chief Veterinary Officer H.K. Gangadharaaiah said, pointing out that during the drive, more than 900 institutional dogs have been identified within the North Corporation limits. The survey covered 2,081 public institutions, where officials also identified stray cattle.

In May, the Supreme Court directed that stray dogs be removed from institutional premises such as schools, hospitals, sports complexes, bus depots and railway stations, and shifted permanently to designated shelters instead of being released back into the same locations.

Dr. Gangadharaaiah said the agency would catch the dogs identified by the corporation, transport them in approved vehicles and house them in designated shelters. It will also be responsible for feeding the dogs, providing drinking water, vaccination, deworming and veterinary care. The agency has also been tasked to deploy trained staff, vehicles and equipment while complying with animal welfare laws.

Published - August 04, 2026 08:33 pm IST

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