Water released from JNPT destroying 5,000 mangroves, say NGOs

Updated On: 18 January, 2020 06:26 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav

NGOs allege it is released after being used for washing chemical tankers in 4th Container Terminal, and is choking the plants.

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Navi Mumbai-based nature lovers and members of the fishing community have complained about the killing of mangroves in Uran to the Mangroves Protection and Conservation Committee

The destruction of mangroves and wetlands in Navi Mumbai and Uran continues. Navi Mumbai-based NGOs fighting to save them, have alleged that over 5,000 mangroves have been destroyed due to the water released from washing chemical tankers in the 4th Container Terminal of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT).

The NGOs have time and again brought to light several incidents where mangroves and wetlands have been destroyed rampantly. Green activists have also been alleging that the action against those responsible for the destruction of the ecologically important areas has not been that effective.