ranchi an increasing number of street dogs is spreading fear in neighbourhoods as morning walkers and those returning late at night are becoming targets of attack they look quite ferocious even if they dont bite their bark can scare you said s k jha a retired government employee who goes on walks every morning he added they sometimes chase you and look ready to pounce on you i sometimes feel i should stop going for my morning walks night time is worse as there are few cars on roads and the lone biker or cyclist is the target of this canine brigade sanjeev a student said i was once returning at around 11 at night on my bike the dogs started chasing me all the way to my house raghu a labourer whose fiveyearold son was bitten by a dog was admitted to the sadar hospital a few days ago my son was badly wounded on his hand and face i had to spend more than rs 5000 on his treatment how is it possible for daily wage earners like me to spend so much money he asked chief executive officer of ranchi municipal corporation vinay chaubey said we do not have enough staff to pick up stray dogs we have come up with a new project in which rs 132 crore has been sanctioned by the animal welfare board to sterilize 36000 dogs in three years if things go as planned we can hope to end the menace in the next six years according to the records of hope and animal trust an ngo assigned the work of sterilizing street dogs almost 11000 dogs have been sterilized in the past three years secretary of hope and animal trust praveen ohal said the reason behind the increase in the number of dogs is the increasing population which leads to an increasing area of habitation the residents especially those living in the slum areas also do not cooperate with the ngo when our staff visits slum areas to catch dogs residents resist saying they are their pets said ohal adding people need to be more aware and support us only then can we be successful in our mission the ngo has only one vehicle for catching dogs if anyone wants to get a dog in the area sterilized then he has to give a written complaint and pay for the fuel only then will our staff go and catch the dog he said chief executive officer of ranchi municipal corporation vinay chaubey said we do not have enough staff to pick up stray dogs we have come up with a new project in which rs 132 crore has been sanctioned by the animal welfare board to sterilize 36000 dogs in three years if things go as planned we can hope to end the menace in the next six years