In Navi Mumbai, patch of lush mangroves hacked
In Navi Mumbai, patch of lush mangroves hacked
Just north of Mumbai, along the creek at Kopar Khairne in Navi Mumbai is the story of how a fragile ecosystem is being systematically destroyed. Despite a High Court ruling against cutting of mangroves, amid a continuing real estate boom in Navi Mumbai, there is clear evidence of debris being dumped on what was once a lush mangrove forest here.
Publication Date:
16/05/2008