The city is home to 47,126 stray dogs, accounting for around 3.62 per cent of the state capital’s 13 lakh population, an official statement issued by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) said Monday.

Of the total stray dog population in the BMC area, 23,047 are males, 15,552 are females, and 1,124 are puppies.

As many as 4,068 male dogs and 3,335 female dogs have been sterilised, it added.

For the first time in the state, BMC conducted a stray dog count in two phases from September 18 to 25.

The enumeration was carried out across all streets in the 67 wards of the civic area between 5 am and 7 am.

A total of 410 teams, supervised by senior veterinary doctors, swachh sathis, swachh supervisors, sanitary inspectors, community organisers, and other officials, were engaged in the p

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