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Continue reading →: Don’t blame God. It’s the ecology
Don’t blame God. It’s the ecology. ZoomBookmarkSharePrintListenTranslate NATURAL DISASTERS CANNOT BE ELIMINATED, BUT THEIR FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY CAN BE DIMINISHED. WHEN THE SUPER CYCLONE STRUCK ORISSA THOUSANDS DIED, BUT DEATH TOLL AND PROPERTY DESTRUCTION WAS MEASURABLY REDUCED India’s pre-disposition towards fatalism is the fig leaf behind which citizens are routinely…
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Continue reading →: Wetlands in Mumbai are dying, confirms government
Wetlands near Mumbai city are dying, confirms Government Clara.Lewis@timesgroup.com Despite a ban on their destruction, the wetlands in the coastal belts around Mumbai are being killed, a Bombay high court ordered report has revealed.The damning report, prepared by the Chief Conservator of Forests (mangrove cell) N Vasudevan who inspected…
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Continue reading →: Carcinogenic autos roam the city
Carcinogenic autos roam the city Our residents Forum has filed a Petition in the National Green Tribulation regarding this very matter last month. This shocking news article came in the Afternoon Discharge and Courier on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 By Aroosa Ahmed Figure 1 Two-stroke engines in auto rickshaws are…
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Continue reading →: Mom worried about baby’s health busts adulteration racket in Virar
Jul 22 2014 : Mirror (Mumbai) Two arrested for mixing dirty water in milk – Mom worried about baby’s health busts adulteration racket Ram.Parmar When told by a pediatrician that her child’s frequent illnesses were because of dodgy milk, Virar woman decides to get to the bottom of…
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Continue reading →: Sand mining continues in Dahisar
Despite our previous complaints about sand mining and destruction of wetlands, today the 10th of July 2014, we witnessed the same activity going on in brazen violation of all environmental sense. Figure 1 Sand mining and cleaning at Dahisar West 10th July 2014 Our PIL on sand mining is being…
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Continue reading →: Sand mafia destroying mangroves in Dahisar belt
Sand mafia destroying mangroves in Dahisar belt Local activists say illegal extraction of sand from mangrove beds has been going on for the last 4 years, and though they have written to various authorities about it, no action has been taken, Mid day reports today the 30th June 2014 …
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Continue reading →: Mumbai needs Mangroves, not salt pans
Can you imagine a situation where a Governmental organization is not happy that mangroves are being declared as protected forests? It is plain to everyone concerned that the Salt department which is objecting to some areas being declared as mangrove forests is acting at the behest of greedy developers and…
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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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