India, July 27 -- The Greater Noida authority plans to appoint an NGO or animal welfare organisation (AWO) to carry out sterilisation and anti-rabies vaccination of stray dogs under the animal birth control programme, officials said.

According to the Request for Proposal (RFP), the authority will provide around 2,000 sqm land near Jalpura Gaushala along with basic infrastructure to the appointed agency.

Once appointed, the agency will operate the sterilisation centre, deploy qualified veterinary doctors and maintain records of every dog sterilised, vaccinated and released, said officials.

The RFP states the agency will sterilise and vaccinate at least 600 stray dogs every month, and the dogs will be captured only against complaints rec...