Mumbai: Mangroves in the city are in peril. Green cover in Mahul, Chembur has come under threat after toxins were dumped there last week.
The incident was reported behind a Slum Rehabilitation Authority building (SRA) in Mahul where trucks have reportedly been discarding oil residue on the mangroves. Locals said that the activity has been going on since the last one week. The matter was reported to the forest department and the mangrove cell has already inspected the area and taken samples. However, those dumping the deposits remain unidentified.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/builders-slums-threaten-mangroves-thane-dist%E2%80%99
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/chinmayi-shalya
[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/mumbai
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/thane-d
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mangroves
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environmentalists
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/construction-industry
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/slums
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/toxins
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ngo
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
