The Indian Air Force (IAF), for the first time, inducted the Mudhol Hound, an Indian breed of sight hound from Karnataka, to chase away birds and animals from the runways and reduce risk of bird-hits. Four Mudhol hound puppies, including two females, were brought to the Agra airbase on Sunday.

These were handed over to the IAF by Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, Govind M. Karajol, on behalf of the Canine Research and Information Centre (CRIC) in Bagalkot district of Karnataka. A senior IAF official said bird-hits are a big problem at several airbases. These hounds will be trained by experts to scare away the birds.