Training and awareness key to preventing accidents with stray animals: CM

Chief Minister Prof. Dr Manik Saha on Saturday said that students, teachers and the public of every government and private institution should be made more aware of rabies and various accidents.

He said that students and the public should also be made aware of the behavior of stray dogs and other animals, as well as the preventive measures and first aid to prevent the spread of various diseases through them.

"The state government is making arrangements to rescue stray animals and keep them in suitable shelter houses. The state government has taken various initiatives in this regard so that no accidents happen to these stray animals," said Dr Saha.

The Chief Minister said this while addressing a meeting organized by the Animal Resources Development Department on the management of stray dogs and other stray animals at the Secretariat's conference hall on Saturday.

In the meeting, the Chief Minister also laid special emphasis on the vaccination of domestic animals to prevent various diseases.

The Chief Minister inquired about the construction of shelter houses for stray animals in 20 Nagar Panchayat areas, including the construction of Animal Birth Control Centers in the Agartala Municipal Corporation, the Dharmanagar Municipal Council area and Animal Birth Control Centers in six more districts.

He directed that people should be informed about the program before starting the management program of stray animals.

In the meeting, the Chief Minister inquired about the total number of stray animals kept in the state, Animal Birth Control Centers at different places and the work done so far in the management of stray animals.

Dr Saha asked that initiatives be taken to arrange training for the workers involved in the management of stray dogs and other animals.

In the meeting, the Secretary of the Animal Resources Development Department, Deepa D. Nair; Secretary of the Urban Development Department, Milind Ramteke; Secretary of the Law Department, Shankari Das; Commissioner of the Agartala Municipal Corporation, Saju Wahid A.; Director of the Animal Resources Development Department, Dr. Neeraj Kumar Chanchal; Secretary of the Transport Department, Uttam Kumar Chakma; and others were present.