Noida: The issue of dog menace across residential societies of Noida has again come to the fore with at least five incidents of stray dogs attacking residents and biting them.
At least four people, including a senior citizen, were attacked by stray canines in the Sai Apartment of Sector 71 on Friday evening and Saturday morning resulting in outrage among residents against authorities responsible for sterilisation of the dogs. Two days ago, a resident of a Greater Noida society was allegedly attacked by two stray dogs and wounded badly.
In the first incident, 25-year-old Kajal Gupta was bitten on her right thigh. Soon after she was taken to a hospital, RD Garg (57), a resident, was bitten by the same dog. The elderly man suffered injuries on his right knee.
His daughter Shivani Garg told TOI that her father survived an attack on the face due to the cap he was wearing but was badly wounded in the leg. “He was bleeding till late night and doctors asked to keep an eye out for the dog. Such incidents are a regular affair here,” she alleged. Another resident got bitten by a dog in the society on Friday evening, while a plumber was attacked by some strays on Saturday.
RWA president Sushil Yadav alleged that a junior engineer employed with Noida Authority feeds the dogs. “We have requested him not to feed the dogs but he takes offence,” he alleged. “Multiple complaints have been given to the DM and Noida Authority but nothing happened, so we stopped complaining,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Noida Authority officials have said that since they can’t displace the dogs from one point to another, they have to rely on sterilisation. “It is the internal problems of the RWAs which is leading to all the dogs not being able to be sterilised. When the dog catcher van goes to the spot, the RWAs and locals don’t aid them to catch the animals. Then there are dog lovers. I urge RWAs and dog lovers to fix a feeding spot,” OSD Indu Prakash said.
OSD Avinash Tripathi said they have hired two agencies for sterilisation and the residents can contact senior project engineer SC Mishra (9205691008) if they want a dog catcher van in their area.