The west-flowing rivers Vaitarna, Patalganga, Ulhas, Balganga and their tributaries such as Tansa, Bhasta and Barvi are used as sources of drinking water.

Similarly, none of the waste generated from Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli and Ulhasnagar civic bodies is treated.

The various quarry sites in the vicinity could be attributed to high RSPM concentrations in this region, the report added.

NEERI scientists believe continued efforts by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board to take action against polluting industries will improve the quality further in the coming years.

Besides this, the website also contains presentations, posters and youth resource guides dedicated to climate change.

Census figures point out that over 50 per cent of migration into the state was due to the availability of employment and business opportunitie at large.

The corporation has narrowed down on a consortium of Indo-French consultancy firm STUP Consultants Pvt Ltd and multinational consultants Ernst & Young.

The best quality honey is produced from Aegialitis rotundifolia and Cynometra ramiflora, according to the mangrove cell.

A Bombay High Court order prohibits any work within 50 metres of mangroves, irrespective of the ownership of the land.

Committee has approved a Rs 30-lakh proposal of Wildlife Institute of India to track turtles by attaching a Platform Terminal Transmitter.