Goverenment Of Tamilnadu

ABSTRACT

Animal Birth Control - Implementation of Animal Birth Control Programme in 5 Corporations and 50 Municipalities - Permission to incur an expenditure of Rs.5,78,27,750/- (Rupees five crores seventy eight lakhs Twenty seven thousand seven hundred and fifty only) initially and subsequently to reimburse the amount from Animal Welfare Board of India - Orders Issued.

MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND WATER SUPPLY ( MA4) DEPARTMENT

G.O.(MS) No.10 Dated:18.1.2007

Read:

From the Commissioner of Municipal Administration Lr.Roc.No.6189/05/J2, dated 3.12.2006.

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ORDER:

The Commissioner of Municipal Administration in his letter read above has stated that, in pursuance of the announcement made by the Hon'ble Minister for Local Administration to implement Animal Birth Control Programme in 5 Corporations and 50 Municipalities, a survey was conducted on stray dogs and domestic dogs in all the Urban Local Bodies and that based on the survey the following Corporations and Municipalities have been selected. Those Municipalities include all District Head Quarters, Special Grade Municipalities and Municipalities in Madras Metropolitan Development Authority area as shown below.

Animal Birth Control Programme

List of Corporations and Municipalities

S.No Name of the No.of No.of Total Amount Corporation/Municipalities Stray Domestic required dogs dogs (No.of stray dogs X Rs.445/-) CORPORATIONS 1. Coimbatore 5427 20986 26413 2415015 2. Madurai 9540 5826 15366 4245300 3. Tirunelveli 3614 2937 6551 1608230 4. Tiruchirappalli 2192 3281 5473 975440 5. Salem 5925 2540 8465 2636625

MUNICIPALITIES 1. Kancheepuram 1975 1055 3030 878875 2. Chengalpattu 2437 373 2810 1084465 3. Alandur 4046 2234 6280 1800470 4. Pallavapuram 4037 975 5012 1796465 5. Tambaram 2630 1238 3868 1170350 6. Ambathur 4740 1904 6644 2109300 7. Avadi 8182 3997 12179 3640990 8. Kathivakkam 1974 654 2628 878430 9. Madhavaram 2633 501 3134 1171685 10. Tiruvottiyur 8752 1418 10170 3894640 11. Anakaputhur 751 99 850 334195 12. Pammal 312 96 408 138840 13. Ullagaram 419 373 792 186455 14. Maduravoyal 727 180 907 323515 15. Poonamallee 2794 630 3424 1243330 16. Tiruverkadu 324 138 462 144180 17. Valasaravakkam 545 360 905 242525 18. Tiruvallur 678 99 777 301710 19. Cuddalore 1593 1624 3217 708885 20. Vellore 5060 230 5290 2251700 21. Sathuvachari 1218 976 2194 542010 22. Pollachi 1169 1063 2232 520205 23. Tiruvannamalai 2417 346 2763 1075565 24. Arakkonam 1830 348 2178 814350 25. Villupuram 1510 150 1660 671950 26. Tindivanam 2942 202 3144 1309190 27. Namkkal 326 248 574 145070 28. Karaikudi 4278 399 4677 1903710 29. Nagercoil 2584 1020 3604 1149880 30. Sankarankoil 637 261 898 283465 31. Kishnagiri 850 214 1064 378250 32. Tiruppur 6236 1847 8083 2775020 33. Karur 5452 4714 10166 2426140 34. Erode 1132 1067 2199 503740 35. Coonoor 2758 930 3688 1227310 36. Udhagamandalam 1311 225 1536 583395 37. Thanjavur 1874 367 2241 833930 38. Kumbakonam 1525 475 2000 678625 39. Nagapattinam 843 301 1144 375135 40. Tiruvarur 1325 112 1437 589625 41. Pudukottai 1658 194 1852 737810 42. Perambalur 326 523 849 145070 43. Theni- Allinararam 610 255 865 271450 44. Sivagangai 282 612 894 125490 45. Ramanathapuram 325 369 694 144625 46. Dindigul 371 141 512 165095 47. Thoothukudi 420 355 775 186900 48. Virudhunagar 1064 824 1888 473480 49. Rajapalayam 730 327 1057 324850 50. Palani 640 329 969 284800 Total 129950 72942 202892 57827750

An amount of Rs.445/- per stray dog is required towards dog catch, sterilization, anti rabies vaccinations, post operative care and reallocation.

2. The Commissioner of Municipal Administration has also stated that all Corporation Commissioners and Municipal Commissioners have been instructed to identify and keep rooms to conduct surgery and for post operative care. Further all Commissioners have been instructed to identify reputed NGOs who can provide training to catch dog and to render assistance in conducting Animal Birth Control Programme. He has also stated that awareness programmes are conducted in Corporations and Municipalities about Animal Birth Control programme within 6 months and it is estimated that a sum of Rs. 5,78,27,750/- is required to implement the scheme successfully. The Commissioner of Municipal Administration, has finally requested the Government to approve the above 5 Corporations and 50 Municipalities to implement the Animal Birth Control Programme within 6 months and also to permit them to incur an expenditure of Rs. 5,78,27,750/- ( Rupees Five Crores Seventy eight Lakhs Twenty seven Thousand Seven Hundred and fifty only) ie at the rate of Rs.445-/ per dog initially and subsequently to reimburse the amount from Animal Welfare Board of India.

3.The Government after careful examination, accept the recommendation of the Commissioner of Municipal Administration, and approve the 5 Corporations and 50 Municipalities to implement the Animal Birth Control Programme within 6 months and also permit them to incur an expenditure of Rs. 5,78,27,750/- ( Rupees Five Crores Seventy eight Lakhs Twenty seven Thousand Seven Hundred and fifty only) ie at the rate of Rs.445-/ per dog initially and subsequently to reimburse the amount from Animal Welfare Board of India.

(By Order of the Governor)

K. DEENABANDU, Secretary to Government. To

The Commissioner of Municipal Administration, Chennai-5. The Secretary, Animal Welfare Board of India, Chennai.

Copy to:

Animal Husbandry Department,Chennai-9.

Municipal Administration and Water Supply (OP II) Department, Chennai.

The Resident Audit Officer, Chennai-9.

/ Forwarded by Order/

Section Officer