With another child attacked by stray dogs in Sitapur on Sunday grievously injuring him Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath issued directives to district officials to take preventive steps immediately and even suggested that different departments should work together to protect children from this menace.
“This is unfortunate that children are being mauled by stray dogs. This is the responsibility of the district officials to prevent such attacks and the officials should take preventive steps immediately,” Yogi said in a terse statement issued here on Sunday.
CM also asked senior officials to send a team from lucknow and Bareilly to Sitapur to take stock of the situation and send report to the government immediately. Officials of the Indian Wildlife Welfare Board have also been asked to chip in with their suggestions.
The day this statement was issued another child Aman, 11, a resident of Firozpur in Sitapur district was attacked by the stray dogs when he had gone to answer nature’s call. He is admitted to district hospital where his condition is stated to be serious.
CM in his directive said that different departments like police, forest, animal husbandry, Nagar Palika and Nagar panchayat should work together and start patrolling of the identified region. “Help of local villagers should also be taken. The vigil should increase in villages particularly in the day time,” CM said.
He also asked the Basic Education department to ensure safety of the children. Similarly private schools should also ensure safety of children.
The menace of stray animals is widespread in Khairabad region of the district. As per government claim 12 childern have died between November and May but local say this number is much more.