Panje wetland is under attack with vested interests totally blocking tidal water inlets.
NAVI MUMBAI: Environmentalists are upset that the Panje wetland is under attack once again with vested interests totally blocking tidal water inlets. Coming as it does before the much-delayed inspection of the area by a subcommittee appointed at the behest of the Mangrove Committee, the blocking of all inlets has come as a severe shocker, said Nandakumar Pawar, head of Shri Ekvira Aai Pratishtan.
Four entry points for the tidal water have been blocked earlier and now the last and fifth is also packed with cement in an apparent attempt to render the area dry and showcase that it is not a wetland, Pawar said.