Flamingos hit by flight over Laxmi Nagar, Near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai Ghatkopar the flight was carrying 310 passengers the flight also suffered damage due to hitting but landed safely at airport run way. Deputy conservator of mangrove protection Deepak Khade said “the airport authorities have confirmed us about the bird strike.
Forest officer Prashant was gone to the airport but they didn’t allow him to enter, as per the airport authorities the Flamingos were hit by flight, later local people stated that incident took place between 8:40pm to 8:50pm and the team spotted at 9.15. Chief conservator of forest SY Rama Rao said 36 bodies are fond and the search is going on as per the investigation more birds are affected. One of the eye witnesses described the scene the scene was heart-breaking. “It was like rain of pink feathers and bodies. “I have never seen such things happening “a local resident Anil Shah expressed on these heart-breaking incidents.
The Flamingos are the larger part of migratory group frequently visits the thane creek -named as Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary”(TCFS). and in Navi Mumbai Nerul. The birds migrate in the particular season as the warm environment of the Mumbai, Thane is best for the breeding as the population that breed in high-altitude lake.
Dr. V.k. Patil an well-known ornithologist with BNHS. Are concerned about the incident as he works, study specially for birds and their natural habits “Flamingos are a protected species, and such incidents highlight the urgent need for better measures to ensure their safety. Migratory paths and flight patterns need to be taken into account when planning urban developments and air traffic routes.”
As the Mumbai is highly developing their infrastructure, urban landscape it’s being hard to survive animals and birds now a days. The Mumbai was the safest place for landing of Flamingos are now being dangerous as the increase of pollution, air traffic hazards. The Flamingos migrates in hundreds at Talawe wet land are located in Nerul Where the government is going to apply Dharavi redevelopment plan and relocate the people of Dharavi to the same place where flamingos land at Nerul, by those project’s the tradition of Flamingos would break and won’t be so safe for any of the birds and animals.
The Airport Authorities felt a concern and stated “We are deeply saddened by the loss of these Flamingos. Our team is working closely with environmental agencies to investigate the incident and implement measures to prevent such occurrences in the future,” Local Environmentalist are advocating for talking measures. To protect the wild life. They argued the city infrastructure planning must include the protection of Flamingos, Neha Jain an environmental worker said “We need to balance development with nature. Incidents like this are avoidable if there is a genuine commitment to environmental preservation,”
As such incidents came to an eye regularly there is the need to have a concern about other leaving beings while working for human development.
BY-Shilpa Chalke