As many as 150-200 pets and cats living in and around the Supertech twin towers in Noida have been shifted temporarily to shelters run by NGOs ahead of the implosion of the buildings on Sunday. Several NGOs, including House of Stray Animals, Friendicoes, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and Happy Tails foundation have pitched in to accommodate the stray dogs temporarily.
An NGO has also requested authorities to conduct a dummy explosion or a false firing just before the twin towers are razed in order to save the birds in the area.
Founder of House of Stray Animals, Sanjay Mohapatra, who has been working to evacuate the stray animals from the twin tower area said they have requested authorities to carry out a dummy explosion in order to save the birds in the area from the blast.
Mohapatra said that they were planning and working since August 8 to save these stray animals from the impacts of demolition.
“We had requested the authorities concerned to make two or three false firing or dummy explosions first so that the birds do not get affected due to the blasts,” he said. He said around 40-50 stray dogs have been shifted to shelters.
The volunteers of the NGOs also carried out awareness campaigns outside the premises of the twin tower and advised people to vacate the area along with their pets temporarily.
“We have been working in association with Noida Authority and Noida police to evacuate stray animals. When we got to know that demolition date was postponed to August 28, we formed a team on August 21 considering we had some more time to save these voiceless creatures,” Mohapatra said.
He said the evacuated stray animals will be returned to the area by evening.