India, Oct. 9 -- An animal birth control (ABC) centre with an average sterilisation capacity of about 40 community dogs per day has become functional in Ghaziabad near New Bus Stand, the municipal corporation officials said on Wednesday.

According to officials, this is the second such centre which is now operational, as the other operational centre near Nandgram conducts about 15-20 sterilisations a day.

A third centre is under construction near Siddharth Vihar and likely to become functional in next two months, they added.

"The second ABC has a capacity to house 120 stray dogs, and it can conduct 40 sterilisations a day. The third centre is likely to take about two months to get completed. Once all three centres are functional, we wil...