thrissur kudumbashree will have to wait for some more time to launch units for implementing the animal birth control abc programmes conceived to reduce stray dog population as per the latest communication from the animal welfare board of india awbi the abc units set up by kudumbashree will have to put in place a lot of infrastructure before they can resume their operations according to the kudumbashree sources some of the prerequisites prescribed by awbi for giving approval to units for carrying out the abc are very elaborate the kudumbashree abc units which had to suspend their operations following an order from the high court earlier would find it very tough to secure the approval they said according to awbis communication on tuesday a team comprising dr h r khanna dr inderjeet yadav and mrs prachi jain had inspected some of the abc centres of kudumbashree recently some lacunae pointed out by the team included lack of ac room for carrying out the surgery and rooms with advanced facilities for preoperative and postoperative care of dogs kudumbashree officials point out that they would require extensive financial support to put in place such advanced facilities for carrying out dog sterilization surgeriesthe abc programme was originally planned to be implemented with the convergence of three agencies the local bodies were supposed to provide the financial support and the animal husbandry department to provide technical support and infrastructure and kudumbashree was the implementing agency kudumbashree sources said they will be seeking more financial support from the local bodies and animal husbandry department to launch the abc programme interestingly awbi has granted permission to an ngo street dog watch association in thiruvananthapuram to carry out the abc programme another communication from awbi said the decision was taken after an inspection conducted by an expert team according to experts street dog watch association could be the first ngo in the state to gain this approval