| ID | 4107 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | SAKHARAM COMPLEX, DOMBIVALI-THANE |
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| Rough Address/Area | Shastri Nagar, Dombivli West |
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| City/District | Dombivli |
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| State | Maharashtra |
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| Location Latitude | 19.21743393 |
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| Location Longitude | 73.07894897 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2010-2012 |
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| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | City (main) |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | New residential development |
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| Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows? | More than 1 km across (eg, a large village or town) |
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| Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above? | I lived there |
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| Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above? | Rarely: I saw sparrows only a few times in many months or a year |
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| Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see? | A few birds: When I saw sparrows, there were usually less than 5 birds |
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| Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests? | Sparrows observed but no nests seen |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | I always observe Sparrows & Other local birds like Dove, Parrots & Crows etc. But from last few years I saw that numbers of sparrows & other birds are reducing dangerously in my area where I am residing. I also traveled many times to my native place at Naliya - Kutchh - Gujarat during these time. I have spend my childhood there and then I used to see many sparrows (Around 100 to 200 sparrows in a day) but now when I have visited the place i hardly found 10 to 15 sparrows there. When I have discussed this issues with my family members, friends, relatives & other knowing people they had given 3 major reason due to which the numbers of these birds are reducing
1) Use of Poisonous Medicines in Farming for Killing of Insects - Insects are one of the Main source of Food for these birds usage of Fatal Chemicals in Farming is Increased to Kill these Insects due to which the Numbers of Birds who Died after Eating these poisonous insects is also increased and it is in Mass Numbers Thousands of Birds in a year
2) Increasing Heat in the atmosphere(Global Warming)
3) Lac of Water resources to satisfy these Birds Thirst specially in the Summer
I would like to suggest following solutions to solve this issue
1) Avoid the use of Powerful Chemicals in Farming to Kill the Insects OR Usage of Natural Medicines for the same
2) Put Artificial Nest in Peoples Home at Safe Place
3) Put Water Bowls & Food Bowls in your balconies or Terrace for these birds |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | |
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