mid-day's story on the threat facing Parsik Tunnel from two schools built illegally right on top of it (Can Parsik Tunnel survive all the illegal constructions around it, August 2), has forced the forest department to act against four more such schools.

They too have illegally built their buildings on forest department land in Kalwa. The forest department has issued notices to these schools asking them to submit documents of ownership. It has also asked the Thane Municipal Corporation for an explanation on how these schools were granted permissions and what arrangements will be made for the students in case they are issued eviction and demolition notices.