Chennai Corporation organises community animal vaccination drive
The Hindu
GCC, NGOs hold mega vaccination drive for 1,100 community animals to curb rabies on World Rabies Day. MLA, councillor, zone 8 chairman, City Health Officer, and others participated. Five ABC centres modernised at ₹19.7 crore as part of Singara Chennai 2.0.
To curb rabies, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) along with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) held a mega vaccination drive for over 1,100 community animals as an extension of ‘World Rabies Day’ measures. Anna Nagar constituency MLA M.R. Mohan, ward 106 councillor N. Ramalingam, zone 8 chairman K.P. Jain, City Health Officer Jagadeesan, and others participated. World Rabies Day is observed annually on September 28. There are five Animal Birth Control (ABC) centres, one each at Pulianthope, Lloyd’s Colony, Kannammapet, Meenambakkam, and Sholinganallur, and as a part of the Singara Chennai 2.0, centres at Pulianthope, Lloyd’s Colony, and Kannammapet are being modernised at a cost of ₹19.7 crore.
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