HT Impact: Drained Panje wetlands restored after blockages removed in Uran, Navi Mumbai
6 years, 1 month ago

HT Impact: Drained Panje wetlands restored after blockages removed in Uran, Navi Mumbai

Hindustan Times  

Three days after HT reported that Panje wetlands in Uran, Navi Mumbai, had dried up after blockages had come up stopping seawater flow into the mangroves, the water supply was restored. The state wetlands committee said they directed forest staff to get rid of eight blockages stopping high tide water from reaching the 289-hectare wetland. “Following the newspaper report, we were informed this patch was drying up despite the City and Industrial Development Corporation leaving floodgates open to allow high tide water,” said JR Gowda, member-secretary, state wetland committee. “Destruction of Panje would be disastrous for air safety as most birds will move to the proposed airport site at Navi Mumbai,” said Aishwarya Sridhar, documentary filmmaker and environmentalist.

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RTI seeking panel report on Panje wetland draws blank
1 year, 8 months ago

RTI seeking panel report on Panje wetland draws blank

Hindustan Times  

NAVI MUMBAI: Three years after the formation of the sub-committee by the direction of the High Court to verify the status of all wetlands in Uran identified under the National Wetland Inventory Atlas, activists trying to access reports made by the committee post its visit to the area have hit a dead end. Local activist Nandakumar Pawar, head of Shri …

Fire in Navi Mumbai’s Panje wetlands to chase away migratory birds, allege environmentalists
3 years, 2 months ago

Fire in Navi Mumbai’s Panje wetlands to chase away migratory birds, allege environmentalists

Hindustan Times  

Following a fire at Panje wetlands on Thursday, environmentalists have alleged that the fire to the dry grass was man made apparently to chase away the migratory birds to suit the vested interests of those trying to convert the biodiversity into a concrete jungle. NatConnect Foundation and Shri Ekvira Aai Pratishtan lodged a fresh complaint with CM Uddhav Thackeray and …

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