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