Gurgaon: The city’s first dog shelter is set to come up in Kadarpur village, where the MCG has identified 3 acres of land for the project. The facility will be designed to accommodate up to 5,000 stray dogs and is expected to strengthen the city’s stray dog management infrastructure alongside 4 new animal birth control (ABC) centres recently established by the civic body.Officials said the shelter will aid the MCG in complying with recent Supreme Court directions calling for the removal and relocation of stray dogs from public institutions and spaces, including hospitals, schools, colleges and playgrounds.“We have identified 3 acres of land to establish the city’s first dog shelter. We have already sought the preliminary administrative approvals, and the engineering wing is preparing the design and will subsequently float a tender,” Dr Ashish Singla, MCG chief medical officer, said.He added that the civic body has also achieved 100% sterilisation and vaccination in several parts of the city, including sectors 31, 44, 45, 46, 5, Kanhai etc.“A consultant will soon be hired to design the project proposal and make an estimate of the project. The shelter is likely to be set up within 18 months. However, we will get more clarity once the consultant makes the proposal,” said MCG executive engineer Sandeep Sihag.According to municipal corporation officials, ABC centres have been established and made operational in Begampur Khatola, Baliawas, Sector 99 and Basai. The corporation claims that from January of this year till now, anti-rabies vaccination and sterilisation of nearly 2,500 dogs have been successfully completed.Gurgaon has not done a dog census and works with a ballpark estimate of 50,000 community dogs.It was in October last year that the MCG signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the CSR arm of a private firm to launch a comprehensive animal welfare programme in the city with an initial investment of Rs 10 crore. Under the MoU, the foundation undertakes the sterilisation and vaccination of stray dogs, and operates the existing ABC centres in Begampur Khatola and Basai. This MoU has been made for 15 years and can be extended for an additional 15 years.TOI reported on Oct 9, 2025, that the 2 ABC centres in Baliawas and Basai, meant to be the city’s main facilities for sterilisation and vaccination of stray dogs, lie abandoned.