There seems to be no end to the destruction of wetlands in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The famous Lotus Lake in Navi Mumbai has become the latest target, with City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) allegedly dumping construction debris in it.

Even though the lake is a notified wetland according to the Thane tehsildar’s report on January 20 and the National Wetland Inventory and Assessment, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has taken no measures to protect it.