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Continue reading →: Caught on Camera and by Satellite: Mangrove destruction in Borivali
Officials inspect 25-acre area in Borivli after allegations of mangrove destruction MUMBAI: Following allegations that constructions carried out by a private builder led to the destruction of a 25-acre stretch of mangroves, officials from the revenue, forest and police department inspected the area in Borivli on Tuesday 17th March 2015. N…
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Continue reading →: Air pollution smothering residents
In North West Mumbai we are generally blessed with greenery and fresh air. But there are places like Ganpat Patil Nagar off Link Road at Borivali West where the very greenery and fresh air which were meant for ordinary tax paying citizens is now producing dangerous smoke and fog. Today…
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Continue reading →: Dahisar residents stop work by power major in CRZ area
Power cables were being laid in slums nearby, which encroach on wetlands Alert residents of Dahisar Link Road have temporarily brought work to lay underground cables by Tata Power to a halt after they raised ob jections to the project with various authorities including the police and the…
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Continue reading →: CRZ destroyed, now MLA wants to provide Electricity to illegal slums there?!
In a shocking development, New Link Road residents stopped what would have been a major criminal activity and contempt of court. Today alert residents noticed this in Ganpat Patil Nagar, an illegal slum colony on once pristine mangroves. They noticed a pile of cable lying on the road. Tata Power…
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Continue reading →: Water mains burst!?
A fountain of water 50 feet high erupted on Mithagar Road in North Mumbai on Thursday night. Alert residents informed the New Link Road Residents Forum members through their Whatsapp group. Immediately the Forum swung into action and the water pipe was repaired by the BMC staff. Unfortunately the pipe burst…
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Continue reading →: Simple steps to hawker-free footpaths
On the Link Road at Borivali and Dahisar West in North Mumbai, we are blessed with broad footpaths, all the more necessary since the Link Road is an arterial high traffic density road and pedestrians must walk on footpaths if they care for their lives. In the last week of…
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Continue reading →: Trench dug to prevent encroachment of Dahisar mangroves being reclaimed
The efforts made by the citizens along with Forest department and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for mangroves’ preservation in North Mumbai seem to have gone in vain. The wide trenches dug by authorities to serve as deterrent for encroachment in Ganpat Patil Nagar have been reclaimed, revealed alert residents of…
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Continue reading →: Govt looking to defang green laws to spur development
This is a horrible mistake that we citizens of India must oppose at all costs, says Stalin D of Vanashakti… Read on to see what is at stake here.. Govt looking to defang green laws to spur development 1 Sep 2014 Hindustan Times (Jaipur) Chetan Chauhan Chetan.chauhan@hindustantimes.com The National Democratic Alliance government…
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Continue reading →: Destroying nature at the altar of greed
30 Aug 2014 Hindustan Times (Delhi) Chetan Chauhan chetan@hindustantimes.com ZoomBookmarkSharePrintListenTranslate NEW DELHI: The government is under attack for going on a project-clearing spree, including field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops, without paying much heed to protection of green spaces. Prakash Javadekar, the minister for environment, forest and climate change, in…
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Continue reading →: SC upholds razing of wall around Kanjurmarg dump
Victory for Vanashakti! Well done Stalin D. and team… SC upholds razing of wall around Kanjurmarg dump Mumbai: TIMES NEWS NETWORK Aug 05 2014 : The Times of India The Supreme Court has upheld the demolition of the compound wall around the 141-hectare Kanjurmarg dumping ground.…
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