Mumbai Trans Harbour Link: Mangroves, mudflats will be protected, MMRDA tells Centre

Updated On: 11 June, 2015 08:47 AM IST | | Ranjeet Jadhav

<p>In April, the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) had withheld the clearance that was given to the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), which will connect Sewri with Nhava Sheva, as the project would have affected the present mangrove cover and flamingo habitat in the area</p>

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Mumbai Trans Harbour Link: Mangroves, mudflats will be protected, MMRDA tells Centre

In April, the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) had withheld the clearance that was given to the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), which will connect Sewri with Nhava Sheva, as the project would have affected the present mangrove cover and flamingo habitat in the area.

The proposed project layout of the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link