NAVI MUMBAI: In a significant development, the Maharashtra Mangrove Cell has asked the Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre to conduct a fresh satellite-based survey of the sea forests along the state’s coastline to help understand the spread and destruction of mangroves. According to S V Ramarao, chief of Mangroves Cell, “We have asked MRSAC to conduct new satellite-based mapping on …
After several complaints by members of Kharghar Wetlands and Hills group on illegal debris dumping on the wetland at Kharghar Sector 25, the mangrove cell officials paid a visit to the spot. The Mangrove Cell is to a register case on illegal debris dumping in mangroves in Kharghar. Nareshchandra Singh, a member of the residents group, said, “As a responsible …
