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BBMP launches drone-based street dog census in Bengaluru to curb culling and boost anti-rabies drive
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has begun a GPS-enabled drone survey of stray dogs to monitor numbers, reduce culling incidents and organise a systematic anti-rabies vaccination campaign.
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has officially started a street‑dog counting exercise across Bengaluru using drone and GPS technology, aiming to address the rise in dog culling cases and to organise an anti‑rabies vaccination drive.
The initiative deploys aerial drones equipped with GPS mapping to locate and tally stray dogs, providing accurate data that will guide targeted interventions and replace earlier ad‑hoc counting methods.
Accurate counts will enable the municipal authorities to plan and execute vaccination campaigns more efficiently, ensuring broader coverage and reducing the perceived need for culling stray animals.
The move responds to growing concerns from animal‑welfare groups about increasing dog killings, with BBMP officials stating that the technology‑driven approach will make stray‑dog management more humane and systematic.
The project forms part of a broader urban animal‑management strategy, with plans to extend similar technology‑based monitoring to additional city wards in the future.
The initiative deploys aerial drones equipped with GPS mapping to locate and tally stray dogs, providing accurate data that will guide targeted interventions and replace earlier ad‑hoc counting methods.
Accurate counts will enable the municipal authorities to plan and execute vaccination campaigns more efficiently, ensuring broader coverage and reducing the perceived need for culling stray animals.
The move responds to growing concerns from animal‑welfare groups about increasing dog killings, with BBMP officials stating that the technology‑driven approach will make stray‑dog management more humane and systematic.
The project forms part of a broader urban animal‑management strategy, with plans to extend similar technology‑based monitoring to additional city wards in the future.