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Continue reading →: Cops seize 2 trucks dumping debris at Dahisar mangroves
Hats off to Harish Pandey and team from the New Link Road Residents Forum. He noticed dumping of debris on mangrove swamps behind the crematorium at Dahisar (West) last week and informed the Police and other officials immediately, after seeing the documents given by the people doing dumping which only showed permission…
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Continue reading →: Fire Brigades needed but BMC giving away land to developers
The New Link Road Residents Forum has been relentlessly pursuing the matter of a prime plot of land measuring 12000 square metres in Dahisar West which is reserved for Fire Brigade as per Development Plan of Mumbai. As per documents obtained by them through RTI , the huge plot of…
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Continue reading →: YOU Can Get Prompt Action
YOU Can Get Prompt Action Many Citizens find that when they make applications for certain services or for some corrections or make a complaint or representation to Government bodies they get no response. Now there is a very powerful law in Maharashtra which can empower…
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Continue reading →: Verdant coast guards of Mumbai Mangroves
Verdant coast guards Over the last few years, city mangroves have seen a lot of changes in terms of area cover and encroachment. dna did a ground check and here is what we found. DNA 9th May 2014 Pooja Patel @Poojapatel The most crucial coastal dwellers of the city, mangroves…
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Continue reading →: Maharashtra State Govt to grant special protection to wetlands
After relentless pressure and filing of PIL’s in Court, by environmental activists like the New Link Road Residents Forum, Vanashakti, OLCA and others, the State Government has finally realized the value of wetlands for the survival of Mumbai and other coastal areas. THE WETLAND RULES, 2010, RESTRICT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS…
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Continue reading →: Alert OLCA members stop Mangrove fire in Andheri
Timely action by alert members of the Oshiwara Lokhandwala Citizen’s Association [OLCA} prevented what would have been a major environmental catastrophe for Mumbai. They detected mangroves set afire by criminals out to reclaim wetlands for ‘development’, and stopped them from destroying our wetlands. Criminals are out to reclaim wetlands, even…
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Continue reading →: Mangrove and Wetland destruction to stop, NOW
State, police turned blind eye to mangrove destruction: Activists Anahita Mukherji TNN Publication: The Times Of India Mumbai; Date: Mar 23, 2014; Section: Times City; Page: 12 Mumbai: While the high court order earlier this week calling for a total ban on construction on wetlands is a victory…
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Continue reading →: High Courts steps in to stop wetland destruction
HC imposes ban on reclamation of city’s wetlands 20 Mar 2014 Hindustan Times (Mumbai) HT Correspondent htmetro@hindustantimes.com MUMBAI: In a significant order, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday imposed a complete ban on the reclamation of and construction on, wetlands in the state and stressed the need for a…
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Continue reading →: Reclamation and Wetland Destruction banned by High Court
HC bans reclamation, development across all state
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Continue reading →: R North ward Citizens meet BMC and Politicians
‘Save Dahisar’s mangroves, open spaces’ Citizens Speak Of the Need to Evict Encroachers at Public Discussion Organized By TOI Yogita Rao TNN 2nd March 2014 R-North ward includes Dahisar East and West, Borivali IC Colony & Mandapeshwar R-North ward will lose its charm if encroachments are not stopped. This was the…
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