The court asked Maharashtra Pollution Control Board to be made one of the respondents in this petition.

The Bombay high court on Wednesday directed the Thane collector to take action against Essel World for reclamation of wetlands and destruction of mangroves at Gorai in Borivali (West).

Environmentalists are irked with the delay in constitution of a biodiversity management board by the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC).

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

A healthy mangrove forest helps coastal communities to fight against climate change fallouts, experts told a regional symposium yesterday, advising coastal countries to improve mangroves, as they s

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.