Mumbai and its adjoining areas of Palghar, Thane and Raigad district stand to lose 110 hectares of forest, equivalent to 12 Oval Maidans, for a multimodal corridor that will come up between Navghar near Vasai and Chirner village in Uran Tehsil.

Project executor Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation has sought clearance from the Union environment ministry saying it will need to divert the green patch for the new route.