Even in today’s world of instant messaging, video calls, the internet, and mobile telephones, police in India’s eastern state of Odisha are preserving a flock of carrier pigeons for use when disasters sever communication links. | Reuters
They played a vital role after communication lines went down in 1999, when a powerful cyclone hit coastal areas, as well as in 1982, during devastating floods in some parts of the state.
“We start training the birds at 5 to 6 weeks old when they are placed in a crate and put in their shelter,” said Parshuram Nanda, who looks after the birds. “The distance is increased gradually, and within 10 days, they are able to return from about 30 km,” Nanda said.
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