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Maharashtra Government to take action against people axing mangrove forests

Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray has directed the authorities to take immediate steps to stop the axing of mangrove forests across Maharashtra.

Maharashtra Government to take action against people axing mangrove forests
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In recent developments, Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray instructed the concerned authorities to take immediate steps to stop the axing of Kandal forest as well as the practice of damaging the Kandal forest by dumping debris.

He further urged the authorities to create awareness among the people about the importance of Kandalvans in terms of environmental conservation i.e. measures that should be taken to build protective walls or fences in the forest, install CCTV etc. Moreover, the Shiv Sena leader also directed authorities to take action against the developers and vehicles involved in dumping debris in these mangrove forests.

In view of this situation, a meeting was held at Sahyadri State Guest House and was attended by Principal Secretary Forest Department Milind Mhaiskar, Mumbai Suburban District Collector Milind Borikar, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Virendra Tiwari, Deputy Conservator of Forests Ninu Somraj and Deputy Commissioner of Police Chaitanya S.

On the other hand, earlier on December 22, Navi Mumbai’s NatConnect Foundation and Shri Ekvira Aai Pratishthan wrote to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and the Bombay High Court-appointed Mangrove Protection and Conservation Committee, seeking immediate action to protect the Mumbai region's biodiversity.

Moreover, these two environmental groups have alleged that large tracts of mangroves are being systematically destroyed across Mumbai and nearby areas due to slow progress in handing over the coastal vegetation to the state's forest department. Meanwhile, the NGO administration stated that despite the state government asking district collectors, CIDCO and JNPT to transfer mangroves under their control to the forest department, things are not moving in the right direction.

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