Farsan and gaathiya might be delicious snacks, but not for another species. To prevent people from feeding farsan and gathiya to seagulls which come in large numbers to Mumbai during winter, the Mangroves Cell of the Forest Department has decided to deploy guards along Marine Drive and the Gateway of India. The eight guards will stop them from feeding the gulls and create awareness about the harm to the birds by giving them the snacks.

Not a good practice, say environmental activists. File pic/Rane Ashish