India, May 15 -- In a step towards controlling the stray dog population, at least four sectors of Gurugram have achieved 100% sterilisation and vaccination under the ongoing animal birth control (ABC) drive, a Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) official said on Thursday.

The sectors include 31, 44, 45, and 46, as well as Kanhai village. The drive is being carried out in phases across the city.

MCG commissioner Pradeep Dahiya said a systematic sterilisation and vaccination drive of stray dogs is underway. The drive also includes awareness campaigns, regular monitoring and citizen participation.

To be sure, the drive resumed in the city in January after a five-month hiatus, as the two agencies, Animal Sympathy and Jeevdaya, which we...