Asks MMRDA to submit set of precautions to avoid the adverse impact on mangrove vegetation & also explore other possible connectivity
The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) has deferred its approval for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority’s (MMRDA) proposal to construct a pedestrian bridge on the Mithi river. At its meeting held on September 12, the MCZMA opined that the proposed bridge across the Mithi river over the Mangrove area may adversely impact the thick mangrove vegetation present beneath the proposed bridge. It asked the MMRDA officials about the set of precautions proposed to avoid mangrove degradation. MCZMA uploaded the minutes of its meeting on September 16.
https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-mczma-defers-nod-for-pedestrian-bridge-between-bkc-city-park-dharavi-over-mithi-river
Source: The Free Press Journal
