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NGT seeks report on illegal landfilling in Thane’s mangrove area amid flooding fears

Thane, India - June -05 2026: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Western Zone, Pune, has taken serious cognizance of the ongoing illegal dumping and landfilling activities in the protected mangrove and wetland areas of Saket and Rabodi in Thane. The NGT on Friday issued notices to the Thane Police Commissioner, the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA), the Thane District Collector, and the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC). The alleged illegal landfilling has heightened fears of flooding in nearby residential areas such as Rabodi, Saket, Rustomjee, Akash Ganga, and adjoining localities, as it is reportedly obstructing natural rainwater drainage channels ,in Mumbai, India, on, Friday, June -05, 2026. ( photo by Praful Gangurde / Hindustan Times )

Published on Jun 06, 2026 04:26 am IST

Bombay HC allows Adani Group to cut 209 Mangroves for vital power project

The Adani company has been given permission by the Bombay High Court to clear 209 mangroves in order to build a high-voltage transmission line that would boost the city's and the suburbs' energy supply. The court noted that the project is of public interest.

Published on Feb 11, 2025 05:53 pm IST

Shell companies, movie projects: Common factors in job, ration scams in Bengal

Bengal minister Jyotipriya Mallick was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on October 27 in connection with the ration scam. (PTI)

Published on Oct 29, 2023 10:02 pm IST

Indonesia pushes ecotourism to boost mangrove restoration

Indonesia pushes ecotourism to boost mangrove restoration

Published on Jun 02, 2023 01:31 pm IST

Bengal’s Sunderbans billed ‘endangered ecosystem’, mangroves show signs of climate-resilience

The Sunderbans in West Bengal is home to the only tiger that lives in mangrove forests.

Updated on Sept 09, 2020 12:45 am IST

Mangroves hacked at Panje, environment violations pile as HC panel yet to meet after March

The patch where mangroves were hacked at Panje.

Updated on Aug 27, 2020 05:55 pm IST

Bombay HC allows MMRDA to cut 86 mangroves for Metro Line 2B

MMRDA moved the court after the latter in September 2018 held that mangroves cannot be permitted to be destructed unless the work is necessary for the public good or is in the public interest.

Updated on Aug 18, 2020 01:37 pm IST

Bombay HC allows MMRDA to cut 357 mangroves for construction of Metro piers at Sewri and Bhakti Park station

The bench also took into consideration that all requisite permissions for the Metro-4 line have been granted by various statutory authorities.

Updated on Aug 05, 2020 07:14 pm IST

Phase 2 of wall construction around mangroves gets nod

HT Image

Updated on Feb 05, 2020 12:46 am IST

Flooding threat 2050: No construction in low-lying areas, protect mangroves, say experts

Dadar is said to be at critical risk, according to the Climate Central’s study of the effects of sea level rise globally.

Updated on Nov 01, 2019 07:05 am IST

Versova sea link: Nod to cut mangroves in Mumbai under high court lens

Mumbai, India - May 8, 2018: Soil testing at Juhu beach for proposed Versova-Bandra sea link project in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. (Photo by Satyabrata Tripathy/Hindustan Times)

Updated on Sept 21, 2019 05:33 am IST

Bullet train: Japanese agency will not allow destruction of mangroves

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which is helping India build the bullet train, has said they will monitor the entire process of compensatory plantation and survival of mangroves for the project. (Representative Image)

Updated on Sept 10, 2019 12:35 am IST

Uran civic body dumps waste in mangroves, allege green activists

The garbage dumped in mangroves near Hanuman Koliwada in Uran, Navi Mumbai.

Updated on Aug 30, 2019 01:15 am IST

Mumbai civic body to plant 1,000 mangroves along Mithi river in Mahim

The BMC cleared 4,124 tonnes of waste from the Mahim area over one month.

Updated on Aug 15, 2019 09:08 am IST

Revise Navi Mumbai transport hub plan to save mangroves, says MCZMA

The project is passing through mangroves and their 50m buffer zone area close to the Karanja creek.

Updated on Aug 15, 2019 12:21 pm IST

19 species use mangroves from Mumbai, Konkan for breeding: DNA study

John’s Snapper or Golden snapper (Lutjanus johnii) is one of the species that was identified as commercially and ecologically important for the mangrove biodiversity under the study.

Published on Jul 29, 2019 01:48 am IST

BMC plans walkway, mangroves along Mithi river

Municipal commissioner Praveen Pardeshi visited the site where Mithi river meets the Arabian Sea at Mahim causeway on Friday, and directed the H west ward office to clean the riverbank and plant mangroves

Updated on Jul 16, 2019 08:56 am IST

Find ways to save mangroves, keep infra projects going: Bombay HC

File photo of a stretch of mangroves near Juhu-Versova Link road, at Andheri, in Mumbai.

Published on Jul 10, 2019 01:18 pm IST

Vasai resident gets 3 booked for razing 3,000 mangroves

The three acre area in Vasai, Palghar district, where mangroves have been destroyed.

Updated on Jul 08, 2019 03:36 pm IST

BMC asked to restore mangroves at 15 sites by end of July

Maharashtra’s mangroves committee had identified 15 reclaimed locations that needed to be restored in November.

Published on Jul 05, 2019 03:05 pm IST

Preserve mangroves to avoid future flooding: Research body

Powai lake overflowed on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, following heavy rain showers.

Updated on Jul 03, 2019 06:34 pm IST

32K mangroves to be razed for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train, NHSRCL confirms

Thane Creek.

Updated on Jun 30, 2019 01:19 am IST

Thane bullet train station reworked to save mangroves: Authority

National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHRSCL) MD Achal Khare said in a statement that all the required wildlife, forest and CRZ clearance has been taken

Updated on Jun 29, 2019 02:07 pm IST

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project: Fresh survey says 32K, not 54K, mangroves to be axed

The most recent figure comes after a site visit by a team appointed by the Central government.

Published on Jun 29, 2019 01:23 am IST

54K mangroves to be razed in Maharashtra for Ahmedabad bullet train project

Raote said the government is in talks with locals who will be affected by the project and will give them appropriate compensation.

Updated on May 24, 2020 08:24 pm IST

BMC begins to map mangroves and buffer zone

HT had reported in November 2018 of the state government resolution directing all DPs of coastal cities to map mangroves separately.

Published on May 16, 2019 05:23 am IST

Mumbai gets its river, mangrove, beach clean-up network

Updated on May 06, 2019 12:20 am IST

‘Mangroves being destroyed, land reclaimed in Colaba’s Navy Nagar’

Published on Apr 18, 2019 03:07 pm IST

Mangrove cutting for sea link: SC sends petition back to HC

The Apex Court was hearing a special leave petition filed by Khar resident and environmentalist Zoru Bhathena on March 25.

Published on Apr 02, 2019 07:46 am IST

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project: Decide on razing 19-ha mangroves within a month, HC tells MCZMA

In its proposal to MCZMA, NHSRCL stated that 1,50,752 mangrove trees spread over 18.92ha would be affected by the corridor.

Updated on Feb 12, 2019 11:48 pm IST

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