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    Caught: Culprits behind large-scale landgrab and illegal construction in the Vasai-Virar area

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    Dr. S. P. Mathew

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    20/05/2025
    Caught: Culprits behind large-scale landgrab and illegal construction in the Vasai-Virar area

    Several civic officials, businessmen and politicians are under the scanner for their role in facilitating large-scale landgrab and illegal construction in the Vasai-Virar area, courtesy two ongoing probes into the construction of 41 illegal buildings in Vasai East, on a 60-acre plot reserved for public projects.

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  • CRZ slums, Open spaces

    Illegal buildings and their root cause

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    Dr. S. P. Mathew

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    16/05/2025
    Illegal buildings and their root cause

    41 buildings were demolished by the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) earlier this year following directions from the Bombay high court, and now the culprits behind it have been caught.

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  • Coast, CRZ slums, Mangroves in Dahisar 344, Water

    Illegal encroachments in CRZ demolished

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    Dr. S. P. Mathew

    on

    10/05/2025
    Illegal encroachments in CRZ demolished

    Wetlands and coastal areas are vital for sheltering seaside human habitations from the sea, especially in Mumbai.

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  • Coast, CRZ slums, Mangroves in Dahisar 344, Monsoon, Water

    Mithi river desilting fraud

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    Dr. S. P. Mathew

    on

    07/05/2025

    The alleged scam involving desilting the Mithi river led to a loss of ₹65.54 crore for the BMC, according to the EOW.

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  • Coast, CRZ slums, Mangroves in Dahisar 344, Water

    Now we can stop garbage flowing into sea

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    Dr. S. P. Mathew

    on

    03/05/2025
    Now we can stop garbage flowing into sea

    After sustained campaigning by our Forum, in a continued effort to curb garbage from Mumbai’s stormwater drains entering the Arabian Sea and Thane Creek, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to install 14 new trash booms across key nullahs in the city.

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  • Coast, Housing Societies, Open spaces, Roads

    Parking Issues and Solutions

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    Dr. S. P. Mathew

    on

    13/04/2025
    Parking Issues and Solutions

    If a car without a valid digital permit is parked in a residential zone during restricted hours, an e-challan could be automatically generated.

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  • Air Pollution in mumbai, Coast, CRZ slums, Open spaces

    Shocking Wetland destruction for a wedding

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    New Link Road Residents Forum

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    21/02/2025
    Shocking Wetland destruction for a wedding

    Massacre of mangroves and reclamation of wetlands is underway at Dharma Nagar, Borivali West.

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    Linking Coastal Mumbai

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    New Link Road Residents Forum

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    17/01/2025
    Linking Coastal Mumbai

    Link Road Residents at Dahisar West, in the North West border of Greater Mumbai, are observing that various transport projects are now meeting at their once serene and isolated backyard, transforming it into the hub of road and metro connectivity!

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  • Air Pollution in mumbai, CRZ slums, Open spaces, Water

    After 24 yrs, shanties to make way for road

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    New Link Road Residents Forum

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    04/01/2025
    After 24 yrs, shanties to make way for road

    The court referred to the slum dwellers plea as “an attempt by squatters and land grabbers to prolong their unlawful occupation,” and expressed surprise that the illegal structures got both water and electricity, additional floors were blatantly added, and these were exploited for commercial gains due to laws that “sympathise…

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    Fining the polluters

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    New Link Road Residents Forum

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    08/12/2024
    Fining the polluters

    Beware! Environmental damages compensation (EDC) of crores can be fined for polluting our rivers.

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