India, March 6 -- A Gurugram-based industrialist has turned discarded paint drums from his factory into shelters for stray dogs, an initiative that began with an observation and has since grown into a community-driven effort.

Jagjit Singh, 59, who manufactures paint, said the idea came to him in 2017 when he noticed a stray dog sleeping inside an empty plastic drum at his factory premises in Ballabgarh. The moment made him rethink how the factory's waste could be reused.

According to Singh, several empty paint drums from his factory were usually discarded and sold to scrap dealers. Around the same time, he started noticing that stray dogs were frequently resting inside cardboard and plastic boxes around the premises.

"That day, I thoug...