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Navi Mumbai gets set to run for flamingoes
Updated On: 22 January, 2019 07:48 AM IST | Mumbai | Anamika Gharat
On World Wetland Day, environmental activists aim to create awareness about wetland conservation through the marathon

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Have feet, will run - Navi Mumbai residents are all set to put on their running shoes on World Wetland Day (February 3) to create awareness about wetlands, mangroves and the visiting flamingoes. With the ever-increasing destruction of wetlands in Navi Mumbai, this run is being organised to educate people about the importance of conservation. The route for the run is marked around the mangroves and wetlands of Navi Mumbai.
The run aims to convey the message of these wetlands and mangroves reining in climate change and also inform people about the forest helpline number - 1926 -, an event organiser informed.




