Illegal sand mining is underway at Marve Beach, which is leading to soil erosion and loss of green cover, city-based activist Godfrey Pimenta has alleged.

Pimenta, on October 17, had written a letter to the collector of Mumbai suburbs, BMC chief, CM Uddhav Thackeray, Chief Secretary of Maharashtra, Environment Department, Commissioner of Police (Mumbai) informing them about the alleged sand mining. To substantiate his allegations, he has also attached pictures and videos of the same.