India, Dec. 17 -- Ludhiana In the wake of a rabid dog attack that mauled a 10-year-old boy and injured several others in Gandhi Colony near Model Gram Railway Station, deputy commissioner Himanshu Jain on Tuesday ordered identification of designated feeding points for stray dogs in urban and rural areas. The decision, involving the municipal corporation and the department of rural development and panchayats, aims to curb rising incidents of stray dog aggression by promoting regulated feeding and enhancing public safety.

Chairing a meeting with officials from the municipal corporation, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), rural development and panchayats, health, animal husbandry, police, society for prevention of cruelty to anima...