India, Sept. 29 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) health department has received a preliminary list of 13 potential kabutarkhanas (pigeon feeding sites) located in isolated areas, submitted by 25 administrative wards across the city. The list, which is yet to be finalised, will be submitted to the Bombay High Court, which is hearing appeals against the BMC's ban on public feeding of pigeons due to health risks.

"All 25 wards were instructed to identify pigeon feeding zones located at least 500 metres away from human habitation," said a senior civic official.

Many wards in the island city, however, struggled to meet this requirement, the official said.

"In most places, we're not even getting a 100-metre buffer from resid...