The Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) has rolled out dog vans to catch and sterilise stray dogs in response to the rising number of dog bite incidents. As of now there are two vans roaming the city, which the UMC says may increase in the future.

As this paper had earlier reported, around 21,000 dog bite cases were registered at the Ulhasnagar’s Central Hospital. Following this, the UMC took action by reopening its sterilisation department, which had been non-functional, and has now launched dog van services to curb such incidents.