Plastic bags discarded in Matheran forest, allegedly by an MMRDA contractor, have been removed following a mid-day article that highlighted the issue. 

In a report on July 30, mid-day had pointed out that while locals welcomed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority’s move to use eco-friendly clay paver blocks to improve the condition of roads and other developments in the plastic-free and eco-sensitive zone, they alleged the contractor tasked with installing the paver blocks disposed of the plastic sacks, in which the material was brought, in the forest from Dasturi Naka to India Nagar.