IN PHOTOS: BMC reinstalls tarpaulin over Dadar Kabutarkhana in Mumbai

Updated On: 11 August, 2025 10:02 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has once again installed a tarpaulin sheet over the pigeon feeding spot at Dadar Kabutarkhana after it was removed by protesters recently. Pics/Kirti Surve Parade

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The move is aimed at addressing health concerns and avoiding law and order issues, sources said

<p>Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea against a Bombay High Court order directing the BMC to file FIRs against persons feeding pigeons at kabutarkhanas</p>

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Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea against a Bombay High Court order directing the BMC to file FIRs against persons feeding pigeons at kabutarkhanas

<p>The BMC, on Monday said that three police cases have been filed and 64 persons fined a total sum of Rs 32,000 by BMC in August for feeding pigeons in violation of orders</p>

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The BMC, on Monday said that three police cases have been filed and 64 persons fined a total sum of Rs 32,000 by BMC in August for feeding pigeons in violation of orders

<p>The three FIRs comprise one in D Ward, which has four `kabutarkhanas` (pigeon feeding spots), and two in G North Ward, which has a kaburkhana at Dadar West, he said</p>

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The three FIRs comprise one in D Ward, which has four `kabutarkhanas` (pigeon feeding spots), and two in G North Ward, which has a kaburkhana at Dadar West, he said

<p>Of the 64 persons fined, the maximum 12 were in P South Ward, which has three kaburkhanas. A sum of Rs 6000 was collected from the 12. At the iconic kabutarkhana in Dadar West, 11 persons have been fined Rs 5500. No action has been taken in this regard in B,C, E F South, N, and L Wards, the official said</p>

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Of the 64 persons fined, the maximum 12 were in P South Ward, which has three kaburkhanas. A sum of Rs 6000 was collected from the 12. At the iconic kabutarkhana in Dadar West, 11 persons have been fined Rs 5500. No action has been taken in this regard in B,C, E F South, N, and L Wards, the official said

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