What is the Thane Municipal Corporation doing to protect stray dogs?

The Thane Municipal Corporation is launching a pilot project to introduce radium-based reflector collars for stray dogs that have been administered anti-rabies vaccines.

How will the radium collars help stray dogs in Thane?

The radium collars will not only help the health department identify the vaccinated stray dogs, but they will also improve the visibility of these canines at night, reducing the risk of them being hit by vehicles on dimly lit roads.

How many stray dogs in Thane will receive the radium collars?

In the first two days of the project, around 100 community dogs were vaccinated and collared. The corporation plans to vaccinate and collar an additional 500 stray dogs from the Ghodbunder, Diva, and Kolshet areas in the coming days.

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Thane Introduces Radium Collars to Safeguard Vaccinated Stray Dogs

16 Nov

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Summary

Thane Municipal Corporation launches pilot project for radium-based reflector collars
Collars help identify vaccinated stray dogs and improve their visibility at night
Over 100 community dogs collared in the last two days, 500 more to be covered

Thane Introduces Radium Collars to Safeguard Vaccinated Stray Dogs

As of November 16th, 2025, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has launched a pioneering initiative to enhance the safety of vaccinated stray dogs in the city. The project involves equipping these canines with radium-based reflector collars, a first-of-its-kind approach in the region.

The collars serve a dual purpose: they help the TMC's health department easily identify the vaccinated strays, and they also make the dogs more visible to motorists at night, reducing the risk of them being hit by vehicles on dimly lit roads. In the last two days since the project's introduction on November 14th, 2025, around 100 community dogs have been vaccinated and collared.