Following mid-day's article highlighting the illegal entry of nature lovers and antisocial elements consuming liquor at Bhandup pumping station area in the jurisdiction of Thane creek flamingo sanctuary, the Mangroves Cell has beefed up the patrolling to apprehend the violators.

On June 1, this paper did a story on how during the lockdown, the Thane creek flamingo Sanctuary had become a hotspot for parties and how the bird lovers would illegally enter the pumping station area near flamingos watching point which is a protected area.