| ID | 852 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | West Block, Vishnu Garden |
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| Rough Address/Area | Khayala |
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| City/District | New Delhi |
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| State | Delhi |
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| Location Latitude | 28.65468216 |
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| Location Longitude | 77.09896851 |
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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? | Old residential area |
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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? | We are getting so much busy with our daily work & family issues that we really are not devoting any time towards nature. I've been discussing about sparrows with my family quite often in the past few years. Our area Vishnu garden (Khayala) once used to be a very quite residential area & we use to daily notice lot of sparrows & peacocks in our locality but locals rented their property to outsiders so that they can start their industrial units. Now a days it has become a mess, one can notice Huge trucks loading/unloading industrial junk, vibration of huge machines, kind of noise & air pollution everywhere. One can imagine how hard it can be for little sparrows to survive with their offspring in such pathetic environment. Govt. tried few times to ban such industrial units in our locality, but it was a failure. I am sure such Ban by the govt. can bring these small birds back to our locality. I am really missing those old days a lot. I want to do something to bring these small birds back. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | Other food shops, Single-storey bungalows, Multi-storey bungalows, Apartment complexes |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | Residential area, Now an illegal Industrial area |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Food |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | Spinach, Corainder, Radish, Potatoes, Tomatoes |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | A few |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | Other (please specify), I've never seen these days |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | 2000-2004 |
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