New Delhi, June 30 -- Broken birdhouses, withered nests and damaged visitor facilities are all that is left at Delhi's first "Goraiyya Gram", or sparrow village, which was opened in May 2022 as a haven for Delhi's state bird. Woven into the dense green fabric of the Garhi Mandu city forest in east Delhi, on the Yamuna floodplains, the village was planned as a bustling habitat for the species, complete with artificial bird boxes and nests, insect hotels and native plants. But nature's fury has decimated the place - first, the floods in 2023 submerged most of the 42-acre city forest, and the recent spell of squalls has decimated the remnants. Noticeable by their absence at the site were two large signages, labelling the place as "Goraiyya Gra...