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Time of India
06-07-2025
- General
- Time of India
LMC to plant 1.3L saplings in green drive
Lucknow: Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) will plant 1.37 lakh saplings in the city under its mega plantation drive on July 9. As part of final preparations, a special webinar was held on Sunday at the Municipal Corporation headquarters, where Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressed urban local bodies across UP. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now He encouraged citizens to actively participate in environmental conservation and appealed to everyone to plant a tree under the emotional call of the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign. The webinar was attended by Mayor Sushma Kharkwal, municipal councillors and additional municipal commissioner Arvind Kumar Rao. They discussed the campaign plan and pledged to make it a success with strong public involvement. Horticulture superintendent Gangaram Gautam said that citizens will also be urged to adopt and take care of the saplings. Additional Municipal Commissioner Arvind Kumar Rao said that all planted saplings will be geo-tagged.
Hindustan Times
20-05-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
LMC plans India's ‘first' animal birth control training centre
Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has claimed that it would be setting up India's first animal birth control or ABC training centre in the city. The state government has approved ₹1.25 crore for the project, which tends to include a programme for the sterilisation of stray dogs and the construction of a dedicated facility at the veterinary hospital located in Indira Nagar's Jarahara area. LMC officials confirmed that the new training centre will not only focus on the sterilisation efforts but will also serve as a hub for training individuals in dog-catching and ABC procedures. 'This ABC centre will be the first of its kind in the country,' claimed Arvind Kumar Rao, an additional municipal commissioner. 'It will allow individuals to enroll for the training by paying a nominal fee, which is yet to be finalised. The training will cover dog-catching techniques and sterilisation procedures that can help mitigate the conflict between humans and stray animals.' The proposal for the project was submitted by Rao earlier this year and included a detailed project report (DPR) with an estimated cost of ₹2.5 crore. Responding to the proposal, the state government released ₹1.25 crore from the remaining balance of ₹15 crore State Level Fund created under the Fifth State Finance Commission for ABC initiatives across urban bodies in Uttar Pradesh. According to the government order, the released funds will be transferred following standard financial procedures. LMC has been instructed to begin the project without delay. LMC's animal husbandry officer Abhinav Verma said a private agency would operate the centre. 'The state government, LMC, and Animal Welfare Board of India will oversee the project. This will ensure transparency and adherence to national standards in animal welfare and sterilisation protocols,' he said. Officials believe that the ABC Training Centre will play a crucial role in creating a long-term infrastructure for managing the stray dog population and standardizing animal birth control efforts in the city.
