Report by Deputy Salt Commissioner, Mumbai in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order dated March 15, 2023.

Madhura Rajesh Tawade in her application to the NGT prayed for remedial action against damage to the environment in Mumbai city near coastal road at Wadala to Mahul, close to Chembur to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus freeway by adding C&D debris on the salt pan, making island out of it and encroaching the same, affecting the mangroves which are important for Mumbai city.

Report of the joint committee to study the impact of sea level rise on the islands and frame policy and measures to protect these islands dated October 10, 2023.

The report was in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order, July 11, 2023.

The report recommended undertaking field-based topographic surveys essential to map the accurate inundation of the island under different climate change scenarios. And adopting new policies and advanced technologies to avoid any expected infrastructure damage due to natural hazards and particularly to coastal erosion.

The world is making progress towards ending the loss of mangrove forests, according to this new report by the FAO. Found on the coastlines of 123 countries worldwide, over 20 percent of mangroves are estimated to have been lost globally over the past 40 years, mainly due to both human activities and natural retraction.

Decades of Mangrove Forest Change: What does it mean for nature, people and the climate? reviews the extent of mangrove forest cover and considers the potential consequences of changes in mangrove extent for more than 1,000 mangrove associated species including birds, fish, plants, mammals, reptiles and amphibians.

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Bombay Environmental Action Group Vs Prism Johnson Ltd & Others dated 24/04/2023.

Bombay Environmental Action Group, the petitioner has challenged the judgment of the Bombay High Court, whereby Prism Johnson Ltd was permitted to cut 12575 mangrove spanning approximately 5.03 hectares in the ecologically sensitive area covered within Coastal Regulation Zone in the Raigad district.

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Bombay Environmental Action Group Vs National Highways Authority of India & Others dated 24/04/2023.

The matter related to felling of mangrove trees for the Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway. The petition was filed by Bombay Environmental Action Group and arose out of the final judgment and order dated February 2, 2023 passed by the Bombay High Court. The Bombay High Court had permitted the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to cut 350 mangrove trees for 8-lane Vadodara-Mumbai expressway.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Madhura Rajesh Tawde Vs State of Maharashtra dated 15/03/2023.

Grievance in the application is for remedial action against damage to the environment in Mumbai city near coastal road at Wadala to Mahul, close to Chembur to CST freeway by adding debris on the salt pan, making island out of it and encroaching the same, affecting the mangroves which are important for Mumbai city. Unauthorized structures are against CRZ Regulations issued under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 said the applicant, Madhura Rajesh Tawde.

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Bombay Environmental Action Group Vs Maharashtra Maritime Board & Others dated 24/02/2023.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Madhura Rajesh Tawde Vs State of Maharashtra dated 28/09/2022.

Grievance in the application is for remedial action against damage to the environment in Mumbai city near coastal road at Wadala to Mahul, close to Chembur to CST freeway by adding debris on the salt pan, making island out of it and encroaching the same, affecting the mangroves. Unauthorized structures are against CRZ Regulations issued under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

Report of the Joint Committee in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order, May 30, 2022 in the matter of Original Application No. 55/2022 (Kashinath Jagannath Thakur Vs Grampanchayat Shirki & Others).

The matter related to the construction of anganwadi by Grampanchayat Shirki, Survey No. 152, village Bori, taluka Pen, district Raigad on land falling under CRZ-I. Construction of any kind is prohibited on land falling under CRZ-I as the area falls within 50 meters of the High Tide Line (HTL).

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