Navi Mumbai residents plant saplings to save ravaged mangroves on World Forestry Day

Written By Unknown on Minggu, 23 Maret 2014 | 22.24

MUMBAI: Word Forestry Day, on March 21, saw hectic activity in Navi Mumbai. Environmentalists in satellite township near Mumbai, dug in literally and planted hundreds of trees in the areas where mangroves had been cut and destroyed.

The drive organised in Sectore 58, Nerul by the Forest Range Officer, Seema Adgaonkar of the Mangrove Cell received enthusiastic participation from many local residents, including members of Navi Mumbai Environment Preservation Society (NMEPS) to save the ravaged mangroves.

Women and children chipped in too. They joined in the planting activity in the areas adjacent to wetlands where thousands of birds including flamingos come every winter. Vinod Punshi, President NMEPS, said "It is important that the wetland ecosystem is restored, preserved and mangroves replanted. NMEPS proposes to have more plantation drives during monsoons with the assistance of Forests Department (Mangrove Cell)."

Residents returned home with mud splattered hands and clothes, having waded in the wetlands, but their resolve to turn the area green again remained strong.

Sandeep Bangia, a member of NMEPS and the Secretary of Seawoods Estates said "The destruction of mangroves by burning and dumping debris must be stopped. We are very happy and thankful that Forest Dept has now started putting barricades on roads leading into the mangroves preventing dumpers / cars from going into the protected areas."

NMEPS, a Navi Mumbai based group has been at the forefront of environment preservation initiatives and even filed a PIL in the Bombay high court to highlight the issue. They had taken an initiative to remove debris and save the DPS lake when authorities failed to stop the dumping there.


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