Letting Your Dog Poop In The Open Could Now Cost You Rs 500 In South Delhi
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation SDMC has proposed to impose a Rs 500 fine on owners letting their pet dogs defecate and urinate in the open. The decision was taken after receiving numerous complaints from residents. Many however have questioned how practical the move would be as the civic body is already facing a staff shortage.
The next time you take your dog for a walk be careful that it doesn't litter the road or park, and if it does, make sure that you clean it up. Else you might end up paying Rs 500 fine, if you live in South Delhi.
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has proposed to impose a Rs 500 fine on owners letting their pet dogs defecate and urinate in the open.
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According to the SDMC, the decision was taken after receiving numerous complaints from residents. Officials said sanitation inspectors and field workers of the corporation¡¯s health department will be tasked with identifying and penalising violators.
¡°This will discourage those who let their pets defecate in the open. The practice creates obstacles in the Swachh Bharat initiative, apart from affecting the health of residents,¡± SDMC Mayor Kamaljeet Sehrawat said.
Other than littering roads and parks, this also causes health risks to people living nearby the parks and roads, SDMC officials noted.
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Many, however, have questioned how practical the move would be, as the civic body is already facing a staff shortage.
Additionally, they say there is no proper mechanism for people to register complaints or to ensure that pet owners and animal rights activists who take care of stray dogs are not harassed.
Bobins Abraham is the Assistant News Editor at Indiatimes. He has more than twelve years of experience in TV and digital journalism. An avid student of history and geopolitics, he is a conservationist and environmentalist at heart. He writes on environment, sustainability, human-animal conflict and more.
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