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Continue reading →: Mumbai’s air is polluted
Air in Mumbai is vital for its citizens. Are they bothered about it? This article is adapted from a report in the Hindustan Times shows what is happening to our air, mainly due to the illegal activities in pristine mangrove forests in Mumbai, which our Forum has been highlighting since…
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Continue reading →: ROW AT DAHISAR: Activists protest leasing out of fire station plot
ROW AT DAHISAR: Activists protest leasing out of fire station plot Adapted and enhanced by Dr. S. P. Mathew from the article dated Jun 03 2014 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Activists in Dahisar on Monday staged a protest against the bhoomji pujan for the construction of…
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Continue reading →: Biomass burning in slums causing cancer
The adverse health effects of air pollution caused by burning of biomass by illegal slums which have settled on pristine protected mangroves in many parts of Mumbai and especially at Ganpat Patil Nagar have been pointed out by Dr. S. P. Mathew, Physician, and others from the New Link…
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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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