Anand Khanolkar -
Urvashi co.op. hsg. society area, Near Siddhivinayak Temple, Prabhadevi,Mumbai Prabhadevi Mumbai Maharashtra
For many years, upto 2010, ie. from 1995 to 2010 to be precise, there were very few sparrows to be seen. But during the past two years they have made a dramatic comeback with many of them nesting in our building vestibule.
I have noticed that the sparrows have made a comeback ONLY AFTER MOST OF THE TRANSPORT VEHICLES IE. TAXIS & PUBLIC TRANSPORT BUSES SWITCHCED TO CNG FUEL.
As long as the taxis, autorickshaws & trucks were using ADULTERATED FUEL, THERE WERE FEW SPARROWS TO BE SEEN.
Mobile towers have increased during the same period too, but I am not so sure about their effective/destructive range. But I am quite sure that the poisonous fumes of adulterated fuel ( petrol + naphta or Diesel + Naptha ) were the real culprits in exterminating sparrows.
A small scale experiment could reveal the truth.
For many years, upto 2010, ie. from 1995 to 2010 to be precise, there were very few sparrows to be seen. But during the past two years they have made a dramatic comeback with many of them nesting in our building vestibule.
I have noticed that the sparrows have made a comeback ONLY AFTER MOST OF THE TRANSPORT VEHICLES IE. TAXIS & PUBLIC TRANSPORT BUSES SWITCHCED TO CNG FUEL.
As long as the taxis, autorickshaws & trucks were using ADULTERATED FUEL, THERE WERE FEW SPARROWS TO BE SEEN.
Mobile towers have increased during the same period too, but I am not so sure about their effective/destructive range. But I am quite sure that the poisonous fumes of adulterated fuel ( petrol + naphta or Diesel + Naptha ) were the real culprits in exterminating sparrows.
A small scale experiment could reveal the truth.
