Overview

• A Ward solid waste officials confirmed the use of firecrackers to scare pigeons has been stopped following reports of panicked birds being injured by traffic.
• Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation teams continue to fine individuals Rs500 per instance for feeding pigeons at century-old kabutarkhanas across the city.
• Grain stocks have been seized from key sites including Dadar, Matunga, and the Kothari Pyau near the GPO as part of the sanitation drive.
• Pure Animal Lovers Foundation and over 500 activists conducted a coordinated mass feeding at Daulat Nagar kabutarkhana to challenge the ban.
• The Bombay High Court's interim order has stalled further demolitions while authorities explore dedicated suburban pigeon parks.