The management of Film City has taken a serious note of the poaching incidents inside its premises. The carcasses of a female leopard and sambar were recently found, besides many snares in Film City. After a meeting with Forest Department officials, it was decided to station five teams of the Maharashtra Security Force (MSF) in Film City to monitor the movement of people. Production houses shooting films or serials will be fined R25,000 in case their personnel are found throwing garbage in the forest patches. They have also been given three days to remove dismantled sets.

A force for wildlife
A total of 5 teams (five personnel in each) have been formed, each headed by an officer from MSF and they will work towards the protection and conservation of wildlife in Film City. Beginning today, they will patrol Film City close to the film and television sets at Habale pada, behind Wagh Devi near Hathi gate, Kaliya Maidan, Link Road numbers 1 and 2, behind Vithu Mauli set, Appu Maidan, Bapu Nagar, Khandala ghat, pump house, and helipad area. A letter signed by the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Film City, Ashok Jadhav, has been forwarded to all the teams of MSF and they have also been told to coordinate with the Forest Department. They will also have to update it about any untoward happenings regarding wildlife. This includes finding snares or suspicious activity during patrolling from 8:00am to 6:00pm.