The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) is planning to develop a nursery for mangroves using silt from the barricaded parts of its lakes. The civic body, in a bid to increase the number of mangrove nurseries, is mulling over the idea of growing mangroves across the city’s holding ponds.

A barricaded part, which is partitioned by a Gabion wall, is usually used during festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi for idol immersion. “It is a proposal which will help us build mangrove nurseries across various holding points in the city.