India, July 29 -- Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for the city's first dog shelter at Dwarka's Sector 29, officials said.

The shelter is being developed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), after the Supreme Court's final judgment on May 19, 2026, upholding its earlier directives to remove stray dogs from sensitive institutional areas.

Sandhu said that the facility spread across 6,050 square metres will be equipped with modern infrastructure which will provide safe shelter, care and rehabilitation for stray dogs.

"This project is a fine example of public-private partnership, with the GMR Varalakshmi Foundation's CSR support enabling its development at zero cost to the MCD,...