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The Indian Police Pigeon Service provides carrier pigeon delivery of priority police messages in the state of Odisha, begun in 1946. In March 2002, it was announced that India's Police Pigeon Service messenger system in Odisha was to be retired, due to the expanded use of the Internet.[1]
It was slated for shutdown in 2023.[2][3]
As of mid-2024, there were still 150 pigeons in the service.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Indian pigeons lose out to e-mail". BBC News Online. 26 March 2002. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ Neeta Lal (28 Mar 2023). "Winged messengers: how first-class pigeons help police keep Indians safe Since 1946, despite floods, cyclones and remote terrain, the birds have carried vital intelligence round Odisha state. Now the authorities want to clip their wings …". The Guardian. Manchester, UK.
{{cite news}}: line feed character in|title=at position 73 (help) - ^ DEBABRATA MOHAPATRA (March 21, 2023). "Winged messengers of Odisha police keep glorious past alive: Carrier pigeon service not redundant till now". India Times.
- ^ GAJBHIYE, Satish Kumar (June 20, 2024). "Setting pigeons among tech cats". The Statesman.