noida the only animal shelter in noida which takes care of 800 dogs and 250 big animals was under water for the entire night after wednesdays downpour as it continued to rain on thursday several puddles were seen in and around the shelter the shelter administration said that such an unhealthy atmosphere may cause further illness among the animalsafter the rain the main area where the dogs are kept got covered with mud the area needs to be raised to a certain level so that the area does not get waterlogged over the years the area has sunk below the level of the roads so every time it rains the place gets waterlogged said vidhi shukla administrator in charge of spca noida saidas we are a sheltercumhospital we need to provide a much healthier atmosphere to the animals even the portion where the big animals live needs to be concretised sick animals should not be exposed to rainwater sajal srivastava volunteer at spca saidwe have been trying to provide a safe environment to strays and other animals in need of attention with our limited resources however it is difficult to give them the best conditions during extreme weather shukla saidthe monsoon is one of the toughest seasons for the spca we need help to make this season bearable for the animals staying with us srivastava said