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Madurai corporation has intensified crackdown on stray dog menace after 10 people were bitten by strays in Melur, Thiruvathavur and Kidaripatti areas on Friday.According to corporation officials, residents of Melur, Thiruvathavur and Kidaripatti areas complained about stray dogs chasing and bitingstudents and people heading to work. Responding to complaints, dogs in the area were captured and vaccines administered to them.“Stray dogs attacking two-wheelers and chasing people and vehicles onto roads can cause accidents and injuries both to the dogs as well as to commuters and pedestrians,” said A Ponusamy, a resident. He added that strong action must be taken to combat the issue.As cases of dog attacks continue to increase, Madurai corporation has intensified its crackdown on the issue, with mass sterilisation drives taking place along with the anti-rabies vaccination drives in theMeanwhile, an upgraded and modernised animal shelter has become operational in Tallakulam, increasing the capacity to house dogs treated by the corporation at a time.The upgraded shelter at Tallakulam will be able to house 60 dogs at a time, adding to the two existing shelters in Sellur and Vellakal.A senior corporation official said that dogs that are given the ARV shot will also be examined and sent to the shelters for sterilisation and further medical checks.“Currently, we can hold around 220 dogs at a time. Post the sterilisation procedure, monitoring is required for a few hours to a few days, following which they are released again,” the official said, adding that the sterilisation and ARV treatments will ensure that the dogs are no longer aggressive.Around 957 dogs were vaccinated during the daily drives from Monday to Friday, and another ARV camp was held on Saturday for the vaccination of stray dogs as well, where 547 dogs were vaccinated.