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District panchayat president Ullas Thomas has said that preparations are in the final stages for effective implementation of the Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme in Ernakulam. 

Speaking at a review meeting on the programme at the collectorate, he said it was impractical to start an ABC centre in each panchayat. The activities at Mulanthuruthy and Vadavucode block centres, where facilities are in place, will begin in the first week of July, he told the meeting chaired by District Collector N.S.K. Umesh.