CM sanctions Rs 67.52 lakh from CMRF for stray animals

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday sanctioned an amount of Rs 67.52 lakh from CMRF for stray animals in urban areas.

This amount will be used to feed stray animals during the extended lockdown period.

While the BMC will spend Rs 20 thousand per day, other 4 municipal corporations each can spend Rs 10 thousand per day.

48 municipalities each can spend Rs 5 thousand and 61 NACs can spend Rs 2 thousand each per day.

It may be mentioned here that the Chief Minister had earlier sanctioned over Rs 1.13 crore this year in two phases for this purpose.