The Municipal officials of Maharashtra government have started charging Rs 500 ($11) if anybody caught feeding pigeons in Mumbai’s Marine Drive area.
The officials said that to keep Mumbai clean and disease free, this was necessary step. The officials have been circulated handbills with the warning, “Bird feeding is prohibited in public places.”
According to Vijay Balamwar, Mumbai’s assistant municipal commissioner, about 20 people have been already fined.
Sakshi has written a post on it with a wonderful headline and a beautiful picture of Marine Drive.
She has written as
Seems like the Mumbai’s civic officials are also going the English way when it comes to pigeon-feeding issue at one of the most-popular destination in Mumbai city - Marine Drive.
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Civic officials have begun imposing fines of 500 rupees ($11) on people caught feeding pigeons in Mumbai’s posh Marine Drive area overlooking the Arabian Sea in an attempt to keep their city clean and disease free, an official said Tuesday.
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oliviaharis
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$11 fines is not enough it should be more
I think that’s smart to encourage people not to feed the pigeons. The reason why certain areas are a mess and not sanitary is due to the feces being dumped by these pigeons. I think its right for them to be fined.. but i think $11 is too low.