Vadodara: In a first, Barodians will come together to build sparrow houses as a part of a competition organized by an NGO to increase the population of sparrows that are on the verge of extinction.
The NGO – Sparrow: The agenda of resurgence – will open the competition for people from all age groups on Monday. “We will be inviting entries from people of all age groups under three different categories so that from children to elderlies become more aware about sparrows,” said Tanuj Desai, president of the NGO. He added that not just waves emanating from mobile towers but the design of contemporary buildings in urban areas are responsible for fall in the numbers of sparrows in urban areas.
“During the earlier times the houses were designed in such a way that sparrows could manage to find home for them, but the glass buildings and block designs of building are not welcoming for sparrows,” said Desai, who is also an architect. Under the competition, the participants will have to build houses which will be friendly for sparrows and are also able to stand the weather. Desai said that the houses built by the participants will be displayed for the public on World Sparrow Day on March 20.