Srinagar- Jammu and Kashmir recorded more than two lakh dog bite cases in the past three years, and a comprehensive drive for sterilisation and immunisation of stray dogs has been launched in the Union territory, the J-K government informed the Assembly on Tuesday.

In reply to a question by National Conference (NC) MLA Mubarik Gul, the government said 2,12,968 cases of dog bites have been recorded in the Union territory since 2022.

While 98,470 cases were reported from the Jammu division, 1,14,498 cases were recorded in the Kashmir division, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who also holds the housing and urban development portfolio, said in the written reply in the Assembly.

According to the data shared by the government, Jammu district reported the highest number of cases during the peri

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