ABC centre in Kochi struggles with ageing electrical infrastructure
The ABC centre in Kochi is facing challenges due to its ageing electrical infrastructure, which may require significant rewiring. This has limited the centre's ability to perform sterilisation surgeries on stray dogs, averaging only six per day. Additionally, the centre is in need of new vehicles and essential equipment to improve its operations.
- ▪The ABC centre's operations are restricted due to ageing electrical infrastructure requiring rewiring.
- ▪Currently, the centre can only perform an average of six sterilisation surgeries per day.
- ▪The centre is awaiting approval for additional animal handlers and new vehicles to enhance its capacity.
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The ageing Animal Birth Control (ABC) centre of the Kochi Corporation at Brahmapuram may require substantial electrical rewiring to function at optimum capacity.The Corporation’s engineering department has confirmed the need for rewiring and is expected to prepare an estimate shortly. This has affected the centre’s operations, restricting daily sterilisation surgeries of stray dogs to an average of six. The centre currently has one veterinary surgeon, two operation theatre assistants, and six animal handlers.Incidentally, the centre remained closed for several months in 2024 for maintenance.
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