Save Mangroves

Over 150 students from Rajiv Gandhi Institute at Versova, along with residents of Amaltas society and BMC (KWEST), joined the mangrove cell officials and collected 250 bags/buckets of trash, mostly plastic stuck to roots of mangrove trees.Currently, Mumbai has a total of 5,800 hectares (ha) of mangrove cover – 4,000 ha on government-owned land and 1,800 ha in private areas. While Navi Mumbai and the eastern end of Thane creek have a total cover of 1,471 ha, for the western bank of Thane creek it is 1,500 ha.

More cleanup drives will be conducted across another 15 spots in the MMR till the onset of the next monsoon at Colaba, Mahim, Trombay, Malad, Malwani, Borivli, Gorai, Ghatkopar, Wadala, Airoli, Kandivali, Chikuwadi, Vasai-Virar and southern parts of Thane creek.