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Pigeon
race in Kolkata by
Ajitha Menon Kolkata:
The Calcutta Racing Pigeon Organisation (CRPO) in Kolkata train pigeons for
several competitions, which will be held here during December. CRPO is among the
oldest clubs in Kolkata with over 2000 pigeons. The members of the organization
take upon themselves to look after the pigeons. The members who have cages on
their terraces said they had to take very special care for the pigeons. "We need
to spend time on them a lot not just in feeding them but also in their treatment,
by giving them necessary medicines on time," said Rabin Banerjee, the owner. "A
young pigeon can participate in three competitions. We release the birds at 7
am and its recorded competition time is 2 hour 25 minutes. If the bird returns
to the cage before that then it will be the winner .If it comes later then it
will not be the winner," said Shyamal Das, the secretary, Calcutta racing pigeon
organisation. Different races are organised according to the age of the pigeons.
The longest distance covered by the pigeons is 14000 kilometres, from Kolkata
to New Delhi. -June
29, 2009 Go
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