CIDCO wants to divert 32.69 hectares of mangroves for a coastal road between Amra Marg in Panvel and the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) junction at Nhava Sheva.
According to the environmentalists from the city, this is the third major wetland to have dried up in Uran after the contiguous intertidal flows at Jasai and Bhendkhal, NatConnect Foundation said.
In a significant development, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has requested the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) to hand over the NRI and TS Chanakya wetlands and the Lotus Lake to the civic body for maintenance. NMMC City Engineer Sanjay Desai said the municipal corporation is keen to maintain the identity of ‘Flamingo City’ for Navi Mumbai, which