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Human chain formed to protect Navi Mumbai's Belapur Hill from illegal constructions
Updated On: 22 February, 2026 06:14 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
The protesters demanded immediate government intervention to avert a potential tragedy similar to the 2023 Irshalwadi landslide in Raigad district, which had claimed 84 lives. They alleged that large-scale tree felling carried out to facilitate these constructions has weakened the soil stability
Activists alleged that at least 30 unauthorised structures are continuing to expand on the landslide-prone slopes of the hill. FILE PIC
A large human chain protest was organised on Sunday against alleged illegal constructions on Belapur Hill in Navi Mumbai by the ‘Save Belapur Hills Forum’ and the ‘NatConnect Foundation’, news agency PTI reported.
The protesters demanded immediate government intervention to avert a potential tragedy similar to the 2023 Irshalwadi landslide in Raigad district, which had claimed 84 lives.
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