The flamingos that fly down to the wetlands in Navi Mumbai every year to feast on the aquatic life here, have met with a crappy welcome this year. The DPS Flamingo Lake in Nerul, which draws thousands of avid birdwatchers and wildlife enthusiasts keen to observe the pink birds, is overrun with sewage. 

This despite the fact that a wetland emergency was declared in three major waterbird habitats within the Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary Ramsar site.