India, Oct. 31 -- In compliance with a Supreme Court order, the Noida authority on Thursday said it will build two new dog shelters in sector 123 to address issue of stray dogs, as well as 1,500 feeding points across the city.

"We have decided to open two new animal shelters in sector 123 and 1,500 dog feeding points across the city in compliance with the Supreme Court order directing to treat unwell and injured stray dogs and sterilize them. The authority is taking measures to address the issue and ensure safety to thousands of citizens," said Mahendra Prasad, Noida authority officer on special duty.

Each shelter will be built on at least one acre of land and house 1,000 rabid, sick and aggressive dogs.

"The facilities will have docto...