Documents accessed by Hindustan Times show that NHAI has agreed to hand over the 7-km stretch, from Versova Bridge to Dahisar Check Naka, to the MBMC. But the transfer is pending as the MBMC has not issued a No Objection Certificate (NOC).
The mangrove land in question is scattered across various places under the MBMC’s jurisdiction, and is occupied by around 50,000 slum residents ... MBMC officials said that, according to a recent court order, mangroves have been declared as “forests”.
Following our latest visit, we conducted a panchanama and submitted the details to revenue officials,' a senior MBMC officer said.The MBMC clarified while it has already acted against several ...