GVMC plans exclusive 25 feeding zones for stray dogs in Visakhapatnam
The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation is establishing 25 designated feeding zones for stray dogs to improve urban sanitation and prevent food littering. The initiative is supported by local welfare foundations and corporate social responsibility funds.
Why it matters
This represents a structured approach to managing urban animal welfare while addressing public health and cleanliness concerns in a growing city.
The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) plans to set up around 25 designated feeding zones for stray dogs across the city, with feeding bowls and drinking water troughs, so that animal lovers can feed strays without leaving food on roads and footpaths.
Voluntary organisations and industries will support the feeding zones under their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
On Friday, the third such zone was opened at the APIIC Greenbelt area in Autonagar, Gajuwaka, by GVMC city veterinary officer K. Kiran Kumar, with the support of the Kamal Welfare Foundation.
Dr. Kiran Kumar said that the civic body had formulated a special action plan to establish designated feeding points at various locations in the city. GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg was paying special attention to ensuring that stray dogs were provided with food and drinking water at designated places, while maintaining cleanliness in public spaces, he said.
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