Somnath, 7 November 2020
It is no longer news that every year 6.50 lakh common people in Gujarat bite dogs on the road. A female dog, e has been bitten by the District Collector of Somnath, now the news is made. Who pass orders to catch the dogs, every time, now he suffering.
Collector and District Magistrate Ajay Prakash went for a walk with his wife at the beautiful beach of Somnath. Ajay Prakash and his wife were passing by the child of the bitch. The incident occurred when the couple were looking at new-borns.
Rabies virus
He was treated at a civil hospital. The collector himself reached the government hospital. The collector was given 2 injections for dog bites. Rabies virus is more likely to form saliva. The virus can spread to the brain and nervous system, causing rabies. Dog bite means “Hydrophobinum 200.” Every 10 minutes, 4 drops of this medicine are put inside the tongue. World Rabies Day is observed every year on 28 September.
Leave the dogs in the forest of Gir
There is a demand among the people that if 2 lakh dogs of Ahmedabad city should be caught and used as food for leopard and lion in the forest. There are 2 crore dogs in Gujarat.
What will happen if 6.50 lakh people are cut?
6 to 6.50 lakh people bite by animal across the state. According to the Gujarat Animal Husbandry Department, the number of dogs in the entire state was 2.56 lakhs. Who is real now? The department official says that there are 16,000 dogs in Ahmedabad, 13,000 in Surat and 55,000 in Dahod.
68 thousand are dog bite in Ahmedabad
The problem of stray dogs is getting worse in the state. In 2019, a total of 67,756 people were bitten by dogs in various areas of Ahmedabad city. There are over 2 lakh stray dogs in Ahmedabad. Rs.30 lakhs are spent every month. Dogs are growing rather than decreasing due to corruption. In Ahmedabad, 500 cats, 200 monkeys, 200 camel, pigs, horses, mice, other animals bite.
3 lakh dogs in 8 major cities
In Ahmedabad, it costs Rs 2 crore to move 30,000 dogs per year. There are 2.50 lakh dogs in Ahmedabad. It costs an average of Rs 900 to neutralize a dog. 4 crore rupees were spent to catch 46 thousand dogs in Surat. Leaving dogs in panther areas also does not come at such a cost.