Lack of coordination between the stray dog cell of the PMC and the agencies that have been awarded a contract to sterilise the canines is resulting in a spurt in dog bite cases.

The problem was highlighted yet again when two cases of attacks on people by strays were reported from Deccan Gymkhana recently.u00a0In one of the cases, a 70-year-old woman from Bharti Nivas Society had to be hospitalised after a stray dog attacked her. Residents as well as the agencies awarded the contract to sterilise strays blame the PMC for the state of affairs. While residents say the PMC is just sitting on their complaints, the agencies claim that they are waiting for the PMC to issue them the work order.