Panchkula, April 8 -- Nearly two-and-a-half years after the Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) issued directions to provide compensation to dog-bite victims, the Panchkula district administration on Tuesday processed a limited number of applications after constituting a committee in compliance with the court's orders. Most claims, however, could not be decided. Reason: Government hospitals, at the time of administering anti-rabies vaccination, often failed to record crucial details such as the nature of the injury, number of teeth marks, and length or depth of wounds, sources said.

This even as Panchkula reports a large number of dog-bite cases every year. Last year alone, it had reported 15,000 cases.

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