Despite recent efforts by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to stop pigeon feeding in public areas, large groups of pigeons were on Sunday seen at spots in south Mumbai. Pics/Ashish Raje
Meanwhile, BMC officials on Sunday covered the Kabutarkhana, a grade II heritage structure in Dadar, with a tarpaulin sheet amid health hazards related to feeding pigeons and restricted public access to the spot
The action by the BMC has prompted Maharashtra Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha to seek the civic commissioner's intervention
In a letter to civic chief Bhushan Gagrani, the Mumbai suburban district guardian minister urged him to find an amicable solution, considering the feelings of seers and animal lovers while respecting the court's directives
The letter follows BMC officials covering the Kabutarkhana with a grey tarpaulin and putting up a board warning citizens against feeding pigeons
The action comes days after the Bombay High Court observed that feeding of a congregation of pigeons was an act causing a public nuisance and also posed a health hazard to people, and directed the Mumbai civic body to file FIRs against persons engaging in such an activity
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