India, Aug. 6 -- While the solid waste management (SWM) department of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) had begun an aggressive campaign against the feeding of pigeons in public places in December 2024, the drive has ground to a halt with not a single action taken in the last four months between April and July 2025, as per a SWM report.

In December 2024, the civic SWM department began in earnest with action taken against 52 individuals caught feeding pigeons in public places and Rs.35,160 collected in fines in the month of December alone. Whereas in the seven months from January to July 2025, action was taken against only nine individuals with a total Rs.9,500 collected in fines. Of these seven months, the past four months from April ...