Buried mangrove patch revived in Vashi, environmentalists pitch for walkway
Around 3,500 truckloads of debris have been cleared from the 4.2-hectare plot in Vashi, which has 1.91 hectares of artificially formed waterbodies.
The 4.2-hectare plot also has 1.91 hectares of artificially formed waterbodies, which were initially excavated to dispose of debris. (Express Photo) In a first for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, a four-hectare plot of buried mangroves at Vashi in Navi Mumbai has been brought back to life after a massive debris clearance operation by Maharashtra’s forest department. Situated close to the railway station, the patch had for long remained buried under truckloads of debris.
Around 3,500 truckloads of debris have been cleared till now, and the area in survey number 17 of Vashi village is cleared for mangroves.
The 4.2-hectare plot also has 1.91 hectares of artificially formed waterbodies, which were initially excavated to dispose of debris. “This plot naturally has dense and sparse mangrove species, not waterbodies. The scrapped debris will now serve as a landfill for building the access road to the new Airoli-Ghansoli bridge,”’ said Range Forest Officer Sudhir Manjare.
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