Birders cry foul over film shoots

Kochi | Wednesday | 28th November, 2018

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“We are thinking of putting up a board prohibiting illegal film shoots in the area,” she said. I had complained orally to the local police station,” said Kadamakkudy panchayat president Shalini Babu.According to her, permission for film shooting should be taken by filmmakers from the local body after paying the required fee for three days. They also said children could not study because of the noise. But many stay back for more than three days. Sometimes, there is also food waste,” said Priyan.Bird watchers were delighted when they spotted several rare birds in the recent months.“As many as 196 species of birds have been spotted in the area as per eBird data,” said Priyan.Birders had spotted several species such as Red knot, Pallas grasshopper warbler, European roller, Pectoral sandpiper, Stejneger’s stonechat and Black-headed bunting in the area recently.The film shoot has also breached the peace of people living in the vicinity and complaints have been filed with the local body.“I got a complaint from a family that they couldn’t sleep all night because of noisy film shoots..