Flying pests that need to be kept under check

Civic bodies and government agencies passing the buck on pigeon population control is telling of the dysfunction within government that often drops the ball on public health.

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As HT has reported, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and government departments such as veterinary and sanitation, have been passing the buck on whose responsibility it is to moderate the population of the birds. The letter of existing laws may not be explicit about who is in charge, but the need to reduce the pigeon population couldn’t be clearer — the birds are often called “flying rats”, not just because of their rodent-like tenacity and adaptability to surviving