''I suspect some poachers had set up these nets just above the water level to hunt for exotic birds which visit here. At 7.40am on Sunday, I saw this white-throated kingfisher sitting on the pole of the net, from where it dived after spotting a prey in the water. Unfortunately, the bird got trapped.''
Even as a small crowd of morning walkers gathered at the lake to raise an alarm about the struggling bird caught in the nets, Monga called up a few persons and officials he knew of.
''Finally, on seeing the commotion, a BMC employee came to the spot to free the kingfisher. We had to cut the net in order to let the bird fly again,'' said Monga, and added that these nets have been strategically placed on the eastern side of the lake in order to trap such birds and also ducks.
Monga had earlier counted as many as 102 birds species here.
''I just want to ask citizens and civic authorities to help save this amazing waterbody that continues to suffer from human abuse, indifference and neglect in Lokhandwala. It is turning into a garbage dump. It is perhaps the only surviving shallow, bird-rich waterbody in this part of Mumbai, and I have over the past 4 years recorded here as many as 102 species of birds,'' he said.
Monga said that they have periodically hauled the refuse but it just results in fresh garbage within a few days. ''It was just a coincidence that someone happened to be there and locate the nets and have the kingfisher saved but I am sure many other birds must not be that lucky,,' he said.
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