Nagpur: As the stray dog menace leaves the citizens on their toes, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has adopted a unique was to keep the stray animals away from the tree saplings planted on road dividers in Nagpur city. The civic body has placed red-coloured chemical-filled bottles along the saplings.

The smell of the chemical or potion keeps the stray dogs away from the saplings and save them from being destroyed or spoiled. In a bid to get rid of the stray canines, NMC has resorted to a unique way unheard of or unseen before. The technique to keep the dogs at bay is working like a miracle.

The way to steer clear of the canines is a red chemical concoction. For the lack of a better alternative and unable to cope with the human animal conflict, NMC is now filling plastic bottles with water mixed with some chemical and hanging them at the protection guard of the tree saplings planted on road dividers as a beautification measure.