Mumbai’s love-hate relationship with pigeons: Why thousands are taking to the streets after ban on ‘kabutarkhanas’
These points were covered with the tarpaulin layers that prohibited the feeding of the public opinion after the order of the Supreme Court of Bombay on July 31. This led to a new debate, protests, and even a brush within a week after the order of the order.
Bombay HC, Mumbai’s civilian body BMC’yi, pigeons feeding and challenging the order to initiate a guilty lawsuit.
The Court has damaged the inheritance areas due to their feces as they crossed serious public health hazards and orders, including respiratory tract infections. It also came in the middle of the rising pigeon population in the city.
However, the Emir was not satisfied with the powerful Gujarati and Jain communities of the animal lover and the city, which led to pigeon politics, thinking of feeding pigeons auspicious.
Mumbai’s love for pigeons
It is believed that the love of feeding the pigeons of the city started by Gujarati and Jain businessmen, which leads to the establishment of Kabutarkhanas at the big hot points in Mumbai. These communities saw this as an action religiousness and believed that he would bring blessings from ancestors.
In Jainism, it is one of the central principles to feed birds, and many years of Jain families have fed pigeons near temples or nutrition points fed by trust.
However, more than 50 dots, including the iconic dadar Kabutarkhana, which BMC set up a bamboo structure to prevent pigeons from feeding last month.
Great protests
This launched a major protest by the Jain community. On Sunday, thousands of activists joined the Jain spiritual leaders to walk from Colaba Jain Mandir to Gateway from Colaba Jain Mandir.
Jain Monk Nareshchandra Ji Maharaj quickly explained his death quickly unless the pigeons became legal again. Hundreds of pigeons told ToI that he had died of hunger in the last few days.
There was always a ban, but no political party was never legally applied because he did not want to upset the influential Gujarati and Jains, which constitutes a large part of the city’s population.
However, on August 3, the first criminal case was recorded by Mumbai police for feeding birds.
Politics of Pigeons
The problem has now made a political return with the Minister of Maharashtra and Bjp Mla Mangal Mangal Prabhat Lodha, who expressed his concerns about the collapse of Kabutarkhanas to the Mumbai Commissioner.
In his letter, Lodha questioned whether the nutrition was only responsible for health problems and sought the formation of a panel that had followed a court to propose sustainable solutions.
“After the decision to restrict pigeon feeding, there are many examples of pigeons suffering from hunger. This is dying on the roads and thus causing another danger of public health.”
HEALTH DANGERS AND OTHER concerns
In a large urban environment such as Mumbai, pigeons depend on food given by people rather than natural sources. A PETA study revealed that these birds were fed more and that they multiplied so much. Although feeding may seem harmless, it is a falling health concerns and ecological effect.
Many studies have found that pigeon feces and feathers carry harmful pathogens, including viruses that may cause long -term respiratory problems such as hypersensitivity pneumonitis. This is caused by long -term exposure to mushroom sports found in dried pigeon feces seen in congested areas.
Another disease associated with pigeons is cryptococcosis, an infection that can cause neurological problems.
Effects are beyond health concerns. Mumbaikarlar complained about the discomfort caused by Pigeons Amke at bus stops, and the smell left close to the diet of their feces.
Quite acidic feces, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaji Terminus, such as the historical earth signs and public infrastructure damaged. It was found that Excreta also eroded the stone facades of protected monuments and led to additional maintenance costs.
A BMC engineer died a few years after allegedly shot by a pigeon while driving his bike.
