The Maharashtra government's Mangrove Cell is set to build Mumbai's first mangrove park at Gorai. The bhoomi pujan of the 20 crores Gorai Mangrove Park was done by Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India and Shipping, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari in the presence of BJP MP Gopal Shetty, Vinod Tawde, BJP MLA Manisha Chaudhari and MLA Praveen Darekar. The park will allow the visitor to enjoy the beauty of the mangrove forest and spread awareness about the conservation of such natural systems.

The Mangroves Cell is slated to develop two mangroves park in Mumbai - one at a cost of Rs 20 crore in Gorai and the other at the cost of Rs 40 Crore at Dahisar. The actual work on the ground will begin soon, authorities said.