After years of discussion, BMC will begin the sterilisation of stray cats from January next year. The BMC has appointed four agencies who will have to catch the cats and sterilise them. The civic body will pay R800 for a tomcat and Rs 1000 for a cat and has set a target of 300 cats per month.

Shiv Sena corporator Anil Patankar first came up with the idea of sterilising stray cats in 2018 which received a positive response from the BMC.