More than one lakh people in Kerala have been bitten by dogs in 2015-16, a Supreme Court-appointed panel on Friday said, while warning that frequent stray dog attacks on children in the State have created a dangerous situation.
“India is a nation with substantial fatal rabies cases, mainly due to stray dog bites. Kerala is estimated to have stray dog population of 2.5 lakh that feed on the garbage dumps across cities and towns,” the three-member committee headed by former Kerala High Court judge Justice SS Jagan said in its report.
The committee also comprising the State law secretary and the director health services, filed the report before a Bench of Justices Dipak Misra and UU lalit.
The Bench directed the committee to continue its work and asked the State Government to provide all necessary infrastructure to it.
On April 5, the apex court had appointed the committee to look into the aspect of treatment of people, who have been bitten by stray dogs and the claims of compensation.