Supreme Court ne Delhi-NCR ke civic bodies ko adesh diya hai ki wo residential areas me rehne wale sabhi stray dogs ko shelters me shift karein. Yeh order ek bade debate ko janam de raha hai. Janwar premiyon ne is faisle ko “inhumane” bataya hai, jabki kuch log stray dogs ke bachcho aur buzurgo par hamlon ki ghatnayein batakar isse sahi maan rahe hain.
Lekin ab sabse bada sawaal yeh uthta hai ki kya Supreme Court ka yeh order sach me lagu ho payega?
Kitne Stray Dogs Hain Delhi Me?
2009 ke national dog census ke mutabik, Delhi me lagbhag 5.6 lakh stray dogs the. 16 saalon me koi naya survey nahi hua, lekin estimate ke mutabik ab yeh sankhya lagbhag 10 lakh ke aas-paas hai.
Agar har shelter me 500 kutte rakhe jayein, toh 2,000 shelters ki zarurat hogi. Filhaal, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) keval 20 animal control centres chalata hai, jo ki sirf sterilisation ke baad kutto ki temporary dekhbhal karte hain. Yeh centres agar shelters banaye bhi jayein, toh bhi sirf 5,000 se zyada janwaron ko samet nahi paayenge – jo ki target ka sirf 5 pratishat hai.
Shelters Kahan Hain?
Supreme Court ne Delhi-NCR ke civic bodies ko kaha hai ki stray dogs ko shelters me shift kiya jaye aur streets ko “bilkul stray dogs se mukt” banaya jaye. Civic bodies ko aath hafton me iska update dena hai. Lekin sabse bada challenge yeh hai ki yeh shelters kahaan honge?
Shelter banane ke liye zameen allocate karna, funding aur samay dono chahiye hote hain. Residential areas se door aise jagah dhundhna, jahan shelter ban sake, ek mushkil kaam hai.
MCD ke Standing Committee Chairperson Satya Sharma ne PTI ko bataya, “Hum court ke order ko pura karne ki puri koshish karenge, par shelters banane me samay lagega kyunki land allocation me pareshani hai.”
Kutthon Ko Pakadna Aur Unka Khana
Shelters banane ke alawa bhi bahut si mushkilein hain. MCD ke paas har zone me keval 2-3 vans hain jo kutthon ko pakadne ke liye hain, aur trained handlers ki kami hai. Isliye residential areas se sabhi stray dogs ko pakadna asaan nahi hoga.
Animal lovers bhi is prakar ke attempts ke khilaf ho sakte hain, jo residential areas me tanav badha sakta hai.
Shelters me rojana lakhon kutthon ko khilana ek bada kharcha hoga, jo hazaaron crore rupees me ja sakta hai. Veterinary doctors, animal ambulances, CCTV cameras aur staff ki salary bhi isme shamil hai.
Stray Dogs Se Juddi Samasyaen
Is saal ab tak Delhi me 26,000 dog bite cases report ho chuke hain, aur 49 rabies ke cases bhi samne aaye hain. January se June ke beech 65,000 stray dogs ko sterilise aur vaccinate bhi kiya gaya hai.
Supreme Court ke bench ne kaha, “Hum yeh public interest ke liye kar rahe hain, emotions ko alag rakhein. Streets ko stray dogs se bilkul free banana hoga.”
Dusri Taraf Ka Drishtikon
Animal rights organisations aur dog lovers kehte hain ki yeh order na sirf krur hai balki impractical bhi hai. PETA India ne kaha, “Stray dogs ko forcibly shelters me shift karna scientific nahi hai aur kabhi kaamyaab nahi hua.”
PETA kehta hai ki is tarah ke zor zabardasti se kutthon ki territory fights badhenge, starvation hogi aur wo phir se apne territory me wapas aa jayenge.
Unka maanna hai ki problem sterilisation program me fail hone ka nateeja hai, isliye zor zabardasti ki jagah effective sterilisation hi asli hal hai.
Natija
Supreme Court ka order ek taraf jan hit me hai, toh dusri taraf uska implementation bahut mushkil hai. Funding, shelters ki kami, manpower shortage, aur local resistance jaise kai challenges civic bodies ke samne hai.
Aage ka raasta sterilisation program aur logon ki samajh se hi nikal sakta hai, jisse Delhi ki sadkon ko safe aur stray dogs ko bhi surakshit rakha ja sake.
