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The Mangrove Foundation, the Mahatma Phule Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Technology Limited (MahaPREIT) and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will carry out a rejuvenation project to restore the lost mangrove zone in P-ward in Malad.
Officials said the belt has disappeared after being buried under the rubble for decades by assailants.
Additional chief curator of the forest, Mangrove Cell, Virendra Tiwari, said an investigation is underway into the rubble over the mangrove belts with the help of the Environmental Research and Action Foundation (ERAF) NGO. The first three rounds of the survey found that 98% of landfill could not be recycled. In addition, the NGO will inspect the 13 landfill sites in the mangrove zones.
He said it would help Mahapreit and government agencies find out how many mangrove areas have been affected and can be restored and replanted.
Tiwari said MahaPREIT and an NGO had previously signed an agreement. The project will begin after identifying the types of debris, locations to remove them and reclaiming the original land. The 13 waste dumps will be brought under the project in phases.
ERAF prioritized the conservation of the mangrove zones due to climate change across the country and sea level rise.
Chief Managing Director of MahaPREIT, Bipin Shrimali, announced that similar projects would be carried out in Ratnagiri and Palghar.
The matter of debris removal has been pending since 2005. The forest department has taken up the matter regularly over illegal discharges into mangrove areas. The court has ordered BMC to remove the rubble.
As part of the project, chowkies will be built around the mangrove zones to monitor the zones. The forest department and their guards will work from these chowkies. They can directly punish those involved in illegal dumping.
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