Summary:
It could fill a Mumbaikar with joy to see large herds of deer bound across Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) until Bambi stops to nibble on plastic bags at an overflowing trash can. This is now a frequent sight due to failure of the waste management system inside the park. Tourists have snapped pictures, which have gone viral on social media, showing five to six deers grazing on trash that mostly comprises plastic waste. If visitors can spot the deer feeding on garbage, how has no SGNP official seen it and acted on it," he said. We undertake frequent cleanliness drives in the hamlets, but it is high time a permanent solution was found to manage waste inside SGNP.".