Following the letter sent by former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray requesting mitigation measures to reduce roadkill, an important meeting was convened at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) on Friday in the presence of experts.

Sources from SGNP told mid-day that wildlife conservationists, representatives of NGOs working in the field from Mumbai and Thane were also present at the meeting. Currently, four to five infrastructure development projects are coming up around SGNP and Tungareshwar Wildlife sanctuary. Taking this into consideration, mitigation measures such as construction of underpass and overpass (on a temporary or permanent basis), upgrading existing bridges and culverts to allow larger animals to pass through were discussed during the meeting.