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Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs (Independent Charge) Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday assured Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) to follow animal welfare norms for the development of metro and smart cities.
SP Gupta, Chairman, AWBI handed over a memorandum to the minister in this regard to make provision for animals in the metros and the smart cities. “Ministry will issue necessary guidelines to the States / UT's for making provision of animal shelter / animal hostel on the Gochar / Grazing / Banzar land in the city development plan including Metro and upcoming Smart Cities,” said Puri.
AWBI has also issued an advisory in this regard to all the States/ Union Territories (UTs) that they should take care of stray animals otherwise it will be treated as cruelty.
The Board has taken decision to sensitise all the State governments and UTs for modernising and developing the cities keeping in view environment friendly approach in which special provision with respect to care and concern of the animals should be taken care of.
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