At least 36 flamingos died after being hit by Emirates flight EK 508 near Mumbai s Ghatkopar, raising concerns over wildlife and human infrastructure conflict.
In a first, just five days ahead of voting for Lok Sabha Election 2024 in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held nukkad sabha meetings along with his wife Sunita in support of the Aam Aadmi Party's East Delhi candidate Kuldeep Kumar.
Additional chief conservator of forests (Mangrove protection cell) SY Rama Rao said that the flamingos were found in this area and a search has been launched to find out if more flamingos are killed.
Later, forest officials recovered the carcasses of around 36 Flamingos in the Laxminagar area of Pant Nagar, outside the airport boundaries, and a search is on