The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) has landed itself in another controversy. Activists and locals have alleged that the authority is illegally dumping muck on a low-lying open plot, which comes under the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ-2) and No-Development Zone (NDZ), in Anik.

Activist Zoru Bhathena filed a complaint (on May 29) with the secretary of the ministry of environment and forest (MoEF), the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and collector, pointing that for any activity in CRZ and NDZ, prior NOC is needed from MoEF.