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Time of India
5 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
Coimbatore corporation launches Mission Rabies to wipe out the disease
Coimbatore: A census carried out in 2022 claimed that the city municipal corporation has a population of 1.11 lakh stray dogs. Can all the stray dogs in the city be vaccinated for rabies? The city municipal corporation says that its main objective is to carry out mass vaccination of dogs for rabies through 'Mission Rabies'. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Mission Rabies is a global initiative by Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS) focused on eliminating dog-mediated rabies through mass dog vaccination, community education, and rabies surveillance. In India, Mission Rabies has been working since 2013, and Goa has been successfully implementing the project for more than a decade to control rabies. "We used NGOs to conduct the census on the stray dog population in all five zones in the corporation, and the census showed that the city has 1.11 lakh stray dogs. It is a huge population. We have decided to implement the Mission Rabies initiative. We started the initiative at Race Course two months ago. Our aim is to cover all the stray dogs by conducting a mass dog vaccination programme," city corporation commissioner M Sivaguru Prabakaran said. The city corporation plans to launch a hotline exclusively to report rabies-related cases if the public suspects that stray dogs or pet dogs are infected with rabies. Based on the information, mapping will be carried out by a team. "After completing the mass dog vaccination for stray dogs in the five zones of the municipal corporation, we are planning door-to-door vaccination for pet animals, including dogs and cats, to prevent rabies," Sivaguru Prabakaran said. To control the population of stray dogs, the corporation has been implementing sterilisation at the four Animal Birth Control (ABC) centres located at Ukkadam, Ondipudur, Seeranaickenpalayam, and Vellalore. "We believe that through sterilisation, the stray dogs' population can be reduced drastically in the future. So, we are planning to open three more ABC centres in the city," he added. The corporation also claimed that approximately 25,000 stray dogs were sterilised out of 1.11 lakh stray dogs since 2023.
Time of India
16-06-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
Coimbatore unlikely to face water crisis till next summer
1 2 Coimbatore: With catchments areas of Pillur and Siruvani dams—the two major drinking water sources for Coimbatore—having received substantial rainfall during the southwest monsoon, the city is unlikely to face drinking water scarcity till next summer. The Pillur dam reached its full capacity for the second time within a month, resulting in flooding along the Bhavani River in Mettupalayam. On Sunday, the water level stood at 97 feet against its full reservoir level of 100 feet. To maintain this level, officials opened the dam's sluice gates early in the morning and released 14,160 cubic feet of water into the Bhavani. An official from the Coimbatore Corporation said that since both dams have reached near full capacity, there would be no shortage of drinking water until next summer. "Even if the Siruvani reservoir does not receive adequate rainfall during the northeast monsoon, we can manage with the Pillur water supply schemes," the official added. Following heavy rainfall in the Western Ghats, the water level in the Siruvani dam rose to 43.13 feet on Sunday. The Kerala Water Resources Department released water from the dam to maintain it at 44.61 feet due to safety concerns. The full reservoir level of the dam is 49.53 feet. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Celle: GEERS sucht 700 Testhörer für Hörgeräte ohne Zuzahlung GEERS Undo Coimbatore Corporation commissioner Sivaguru Prabakaran said that leakage issues persist at the Siruvani dam. "A Pune-based team from the Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS) inspected the dam to address the ongoing seepage issues. We plan to carry out repairs using the grouting methodology," he said. "CWPRS will provide the estimated cost of the repair to the Kerala government, which will then forward it to us. We will deposit the required amount, and the Kerala authorities will execute the repair work. Once completed, we will be able to increase the storage level of the reservoir." he said. "A virtual meeting with CWPRS officials will be held soon. Engineers from the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board and the Water Resources Department will also participate in the discussion," he added. Heavy rainfall lashed Valparai on Sunday, while other parts of Coimbatore district received moderate to light rain in the 24 hours that ended at 7.30am on Monday. The district received a total rainfall of 770.74mm and an average rainfall of 33.51mm. According to data from the District Disaster Management Authority, Chinnakallar in Valparai received the highest rainfall at 176 mm, followed by Sholayar (122 mm), Cincona (121 mm), Siruvani foothills (79 mm), Valparai PAP (69 mm), Valparai taluk (67 mm), BDO office, Thondamuthur (18 mm), Madukkarai Taluk (16 mm), Pollachi Taluk office (15 mm), Makkinampatti in Pollachi (13.40 mm), Kinathukadavu Taluk (13 mm), Podanur Railway station (12.50 mm) and Anaimalai Taluk (12 mm).
