Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and Gram Panchayats in Telangana are facing mounting challenges in tackling stray dog and monkey menace due to shortage of funds, staff and infrastructure. Financial constraints, lack of equipment, and dependence on welfare organisations have left many local bodies unable to cope with the growing problem.
Run by Hyderabad-based voluntary organisation Animal Welfare Society, the animal birth control and conservation centre in Mancherial serves seven municipalities