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Inauguration of Maharashtra’s first mangrove park in Mumbai's Gorai postponed again
Updated On: 22 May, 2026 01:19 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
BJP MLA Sanjay Upadhyay, representing the Borivali Assembly Constituency, announced the delay, citing incomplete critical infrastructural and structural works. The opening of the Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Mangrove Park in Mumbai will now be held in the first week of June, he said

The park is spread over approximately eight hectares and developed at a cost of around Rs 33.43 crore by the mangrove cell of the Maharashtra Forest Department. FILE PIC
The much-anticipated inauguration of Maharashtra’s first dedicated mangrove park in Gorai, Borivali, has been deferred once again. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Sanjay Upadhyay, representing the Borivali Assembly Constituency, announced the delay via a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, citing incomplete critical infrastructural and structural works.
The grand opening of the Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Mangrove Park in Mumbai, originally scheduled for May 28, 2026, will now be held in the first week of June 2026, he informed.
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