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MTDC hands over 466 acres of mangrove land to forest dept
Updated On: 09 June, 2021 07:55 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
State environment minister, during a meeting with the MTDC and forest department officials in September last year, had asked the agencies concerned to hand over the mangrove forest patch in Gorai and Manori
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As per a study by the forest department, the overall mangrove cover in the state has increased by 408.79 square kilometres
Nature lovers and environmentalists have something to cheer about because the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has handed over 466 acres of mangrove land at Gorai and Manori to the Mangroves Cell of the forest department. The land is equivalent to the size of over 200 soccer fields.
Illegal encroachment and destruction of mangroves in and around Mumbai and in the MMR have been cause of concern. Time and again city-based nature lovers and environmentalists have been highlighting this issue.
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