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Summary.Stalin D, a member of the Bombay high court-appointed wetland panel, had filed the complaint on August 21, a day after he caught the violators dumping debris on the 80-acre wetland.

Debris dumping at wetland: Collector directs salt department to approach police in Wadala case

Aug 27, 2019 00:25

Summary.Stalin D, a member of the Bombay high court-appointed wetland panel, had filed the complaint on August 21, a day after he caught the violators dumping debris on the 80-acre wetland. read more

Two environmentalists on Thursday shared with the HC-appointed panel unverified coordinates and codes of areas across the 213-hectare Panje area, overlapping with the zones identified in the National Wetland Atlas: Maharashtra State 2011.

Activists claim Panje is wetland, share proof

Aug 09, 2019 00:06

Two environmentalists on Thursday shared with the HC-appointed panel unverified coordinates and codes of areas across the 213-hectare Panje area, overlapping with the zones identified in the National Wetland Atlas: Maharashtra State 2011. read more

Panje in Navi Mumbai although possessing characteristics of a wetland, cannot be considered one because the area is not designated as such in the National Wetland Atlas.

Panje not a wetland, says Maharashtra mangrove committee

Aug 08, 2019 00:11

Panje in Navi Mumbai although possessing characteristics of a wetland, cannot be considered one because the area is not designated as such in the National Wetland Atlas. read more

Activists alleged that the road expansion work of NH-348 destroyed the 4.5 acres of mangrove patch.

With no tidal water, Navi Mumbai loses 4.5 acres of wetland

Mar 09, 2019 00:36

Activists alleged that the road expansion work of NH-348 destroyed the 4.5 acres of mangrove patch. read more

Only Palghar and Sindhudurg from seven districts in Konkan have completed process to identify and protect natural areas

Mumbai and its suburbs yet to start mapping wetlands

Feb 02, 2019 00:46

Only Palghar and Sindhudurg from seven districts in Konkan have completed process to identify and protect natural areas read more

Twelve years ago Basai had fields, pastures, pockets of scrub forests, six ponds and 260ha wetland. Today, this home to 20,000 birds has been ‘plotted’ and the MCG has started building a waste processing plant

Government must save Basai ‘wetland’ to keep Gurugram liveable, save ecosystem

Jan 29, 2019 13:30

Twelve years ago Basai had fields, pastures, pockets of scrub forests, six ponds and 260ha wetland. Today, this home to 20,000 birds has been ‘plotted’ and the MCG has started building a waste processing plant read more

Activists say wetlands left out so they can be opened up for development; officials cite new CRZ rules in defence

Maharashtra govt not demarcating coastal wetlands deliberately: Environmentalists

Jan 06, 2019 00:28

Activists say wetlands left out so they can be opened up for development; officials cite new CRZ rules in defence read more

This undervaluation of wetlands must stop. It is important that the Global Wetland Outlook report is treated as a “red flag” by all governments since they contribute to 75 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators

Why the new report on wetlands must be treated as a red flag

Oct 02, 2018 13:16

This undervaluation of wetlands must stop. It is important that the Global Wetland Outlook report is treated as a “red flag” by all governments since they contribute to 75 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators read more

The National Green tribunal had earlier ruled that these marshy areas, adjoining the Surajpur wetland in Greater Noida, are not wetlands as there are no revenue records to support claim.

Conservationists will move SC for protecting six more wetlands

Sep 20, 2018 03:15

The National Green tribunal had earlier ruled that these marshy areas, adjoining the Surajpur wetland in Greater Noida, are not wetlands as there are no revenue records to support claim. read more

The district magistrate has asked the Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development authorities and the forest department to identify wetlands in Gautam Budh Nagar so groundwater levels and biodiversity can be maintained.

Identify wetlands in district, maintain biodiversity: Noida DM

Sep 16, 2018 04:33

The district magistrate has asked the Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development authorities and the forest department to identify wetlands in Gautam Budh Nagar so groundwater levels and biodiversity can be maintained. read more

Residents who had petitioned the HC to seek protection for the wetland, have refuted the claim and have said MRSAC’s own website identifies the water body as a lake or pond

State to Bombay HC: Kharghar pond that residents want to save is not a wetland

Sep 11, 2018 01:30

Residents who had petitioned the HC to seek protection for the wetland, have refuted the claim and have said MRSAC’s own website identifies the water body as a lake or pond read more

The BMC looks to develope areas near Deonar and Mulund dumping grounds

In land-starved Mumbai, civic body to use dumping yards and wetlands for affordable housing

Apr 28, 2018 00:21

The BMC looks to develope areas near Deonar and Mulund dumping grounds read more

Citizens, NGOs fighting to save mangroves, wetlands across Mumbai

Apr 12, 2018 22:56