Despite a sharp decrease in dog bite cases in the city, the authorities concerned here said stray dogs were thriving on the waste produced in government-run hospitals. While the stray dog population has decreased to half, officials said dog bite cases have come down to 4,684 in 2015-2016. “The population of stray dogs has reduced by almost 50 per cent,” the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) officials said during a meeting on sanitation and dog menace on February 6. “The number of dog bite cases treated at Shri Maharja Hari Singh…
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