Honking is a major source of sound pollution and each year around 1.5 crore vehicles are added.
THE noise pollution caused by honking vehicles may soon reduce as the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to fix standards for horns to be fitted on vehicles within a month.
OBSERVING that an order passed by the National Green Tribunal had ‘overridden’ its previous order and “cannot continue for a single day”, the Bombay High Court Thursday stayed the NGT order that re
The mean sea level along Mumbai’s coast is likely to rise by around 4 cm while warmer nights, increased rainfall, decline in crop productivity and health issues stare Maharashtra in the next 100 years, finds a study on “Assessing climate change vulnerabilities and adaptation strategies for Maharashtra”.
The mangrove cell is also planning to start the western coast’s first marine interpretation centre at Airoli.
Soon, Mumbaikars can walk through the mangroves along the Palm Beach Road in Navi Mumbai and get closer to flamingos in the Thane creek. The forest department and the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) are undertaking a joint survey of mangroves in the area with the plan of creating a wetland centre there.
The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) has asked Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) to send an action-taken report within 15 days after observing a kachha bund obstructing the fr
After noticing Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) violations such as blockage of tidal water by dumping of debris in the creeklet and dumping close to mangrove patches in the City and Industrial Develop
At present, dumpers, cement mixers and earth movers are being used in the area just outside the STP at Jesal Park.
Although the Bombay High Court (HC) has banned reclamation and construction on wetlands across the state, the Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has undertaken drainage work in mangrove areas next to its sewage treatment plant (STP) and allowed the construction of a concrete jetty at Jesal Park in Bhayander.
Officials will begin surveying the reserved mangrove forests and adjoining mudflats between the Vashi and Airoli bridges Wednesday. The survey is being carried out to ascertain the boundaries of the proposed protected area (PA) in the Thane creek.
The team will verify boundaries along with the forest surveyor over the next few weeks to decide locations where pillars, if need be, can be erected for clear demarcation.
