IN PHOTOS: Jain monk sits on fast over Dadar Kabutarkhana closure

Updated On: 03 November, 2025 06:33 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Jain monk Nileshchandra Vijay began a protest at Mumbai`s Azad Maidan on Monday, opposing BMC`s decision to shut down Dadar Kabutarkhana, a site where the community members have traditionally fed pigeons. Pics/Satej Shinde

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<p>The BMC, in a recent move, allowed controlled feeding of pigeons at four locations- Worli Reservoir, the mangrove area on Lokhandwala Back Road in Andheri West, the Airoli-Mulund check post area, and Gorai ground in Borivali West</p>

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The BMC, in a recent move, allowed controlled feeding of pigeons at four locations- Worli Reservoir, the mangrove area on Lokhandwala Back Road in Andheri West, the Airoli-Mulund check post area, and Gorai ground in Borivali West

<p>According to the BMC, feeding will be permitted only between 7 am and 9 am, and non-governmental organisations will be responsible for managing these sites</p>

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According to the BMC, feeding will be permitted only between 7 am and 9 am, and non-governmental organisations will be responsible for managing these sites

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During the monk`s protest, Maharashtra Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha visited Azad Maidan and spoke to Jain monk Nileshchandra Vijay

<p>The civic body has clarified that this is a temporary arrangement until the expert committee`s report and court orders are received, and that closed Kabutarkhanas will not be reopened for now</p>

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The civic body has clarified that this is a temporary arrangement until the expert committee`s report and court orders are received, and that closed Kabutarkhanas will not be reopened for now

<p>"The alternate sites given by the BMC are as far as 4, 5 and even 9 kilometres away. Will a pigeon fly so far? The administration should have given a site within 2 km of the existing Kabutarkhana," the Jain monk said, reported the PTI</p>

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"The alternate sites given by the BMC are as far as 4, 5 and even 9 kilometres away. Will a pigeon fly so far? The administration should have given a site within 2 km of the existing Kabutarkhana," the Jain monk said, reported the PTI

<p>On Monday evening, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly speaker and BJP leader Rahul Narwekar reached Azad Maidan to meet Jain monk Nileshchandra Vijay</p>

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On Monday evening, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly speaker and BJP leader Rahul Narwekar reached Azad Maidan to meet Jain monk Nileshchandra Vijay

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After meeting Narvekar, the monk ended his fast

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