The government is taking recourse to satellite mapping to save one of the largest mangrove forests along the Gorai creek.
Next week, a survey team from a Pune-based agency will visit the area to study about 10,000 encroachments, including shanties, which have cut deep into the forest that lies along the link road in Borivli.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/satellite-mapping-help-rescue-gorai-mangroves
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/viju-b
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-mumbai
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mangroves
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/space-technology
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-encroachments
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coastal-regulations
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/slums
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation