Impatient with BBMP inaction, citizens have begun placing Dilawar nesting boxes on their own to repopulate Bangalore with sparrows
Impatient with BBMP inaction, citizens have begun placing Dilawar nesting boxes on their own to repopulate Bangalore with sparrows
Call it the Dilawar effect. Impatient with the speed at which the BBMP initiative to repopulate the city with sparrows is progressing, Bangaloreans have begun placing Dilawar nests or nesting boxes across the city on their own.
The boxes get their name after sparrow specialist Mohammed Dilawar, who has successfully used the boxes to draw the birds back into the city.
"Dilawar created 100 such nesting boxes that were sold within an hour of being brought into the city."u00a0
"We have no time to waste," said Narayan Maney, secretary, BNM group of institutions, who was among citizens who bought the Dilawar boxes.
"Corporators, who are supposed to solve our problems are being caught for wrongdoing by the Lokayukta.
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What can one expect from them? We have begun on our own to undo damage that has caused the birds to flee Bangalore."
Besides encouraging their habitat, these nesting boxes, also has feeder option to serve birds with broken rice and millets.
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| Bangaloreans have placed order of 200 nesting boxes with Mohammed Dilawar that he'll deliver in two phases. |
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"We hope the birds will be back soon to Bangalore. We have followed Dilawar's suggestions while placing the boxes.
We hope to bring the sparrows back in numbers in another five to six months."
Wildlife experts in the city are excited with the initiative.
"The public response has been phenomenal and encouraging," said R Sharath Babu, a wildlife expert. "We hope the BBMP also kick-starts its efforts to bring the sparrows back.
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This is the need of hour. Dilawar has had great impact, which is welcoming."
Did you know?
Nesting boxes designed by Dilawar have been used to create successful habitats for over 35 species, including sparrows, mynas, owl and the bulbul
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