Overview

• Shiv Sena MLC Manisha Kayande cited studies linking pigeon waste to asthma and lung infections during a July 3 legislative council session.
• On behalf of Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Industries Minister Uday Samant directed the BMC to immediately shut all official kabootar khanas.
• Unauthorized feeding zones in Santacruz East, Daulat Nagar and Santacruz West have been sealed and converted into Miyawaki gardens and traffic islands.
• The Dadar kabutarkhana briefly shuttered after protests but resumed under a private trust’s oversight, revealing enforcement gaps.
• The BMC will roll out a one-month public outreach campaign to educate residents on the health hazards of pigeon feeding.