Canines recovered from underneath Mayor's office at CWG Village

Going to the dogs?

Canines recovered from underneath Mayor's office at CWG Village

In yet another embarrassment for the Commonwealth Games organisers, two stray dogs were found underneath Games Village Mayor Dalbir Singh's office.u00a0

Sources at Games Village told MiD DAY that so far two dogs have been rescued from underneath the makeshift office.

"Strange voices were coming out from underneath the office. There could be more stray dogs under it. As it is a makeshift structure constructed on a mounted platform, the dogs entered the canopy from a small hole in the backside of the office," sources said.

The Mayor admitted that stray dogs were indeed a menace in the Village. "We have erected very high walls all around the village but the problem is being riverbed, the soil has eroded at several points resulting in small holes in the foundation. These animals enter the village from these points," he told MiD DAY.u00a0

So far over 250 dogs have been found in the Games Village. "We keep a strict watch over stray animals. The dogs might have entered the hole beneath the Mayor's office to escape being caught," said a senior official posted at the Games Village. A special team of MCD officials is working round the clock in Games Village to catch stray animals.u00a0A Wolf Snake was also caught just outside the Commonwealth Games Village on Monday.

Special Appearance

When the Indian women's 4x400m relay team went to the podium after winning gold in the event on Tuesday at JLN stadium, a stray dog came from nowhere and started running on the track. Spectators who were celebrating the victory, burst out laughing, as the stray dog gaveu00a0 chasing volunteers a good run. However, volunteers could not catch the animal and it finally it went out through the VIP gate.

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