Rabies Vaccination for 26 Stray Canine at Mumbai Airport

On Tuesday morning, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC) performed a vaccination drive in opposition to rabies for 26 stray canine at Terminal 2 of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Worldwide Airport in Mumbai.

As a part of this initiative, near-field communication (NFC) tags have been affixed to the vaccinated canine to boost the administration of stray canine. The BMC organized the vaccination drive with NGOs Yoda, Captain India, Zimaxx, and Mumbai Worldwide Airport Restricted (MIAL).

BMC officers highlighted {that a} related drive occurred on the airport’s Terminal 1 in July of the identical 12 months. Kalimpasha Pathan, the overall supervisor of Deonar Abattoir, talked about that the airport location was chosen because of the excessive quantity of individuals passing by way of day by day.

Along with administering vaccinations, NFC tags with QR codes have been hooked up to the canine’ collars. These tags include details about the canine and their vaccination standing. This method has a number of advantages, together with finding an injured or lacking canine and together with particulars about their caregivers for improved administration of the stray canine inhabitants.

Pooja Sakpal, the founding father of NGO Yoda, defined that scanning the NFC tag would set off an alert to the protection command heart, permitting immediate response to any points the canine face. This technique not solely aids in canine census but in addition facilitates quick help when wanted.

Given the rise in canine chunk circumstances, BMC has partnered with Mission Rabies and Worldwide Veterinary Companies (WVS) to vaccinate round 100,000 stray canine in Mumbai. Though the mass vaccination drive is about to start in February 2023, BMC officers plan to conduct a mini-pulse vaccination drive to vaccinate 15,000 stray canine on World Rabies Day, noticed on September 28 every year.