Taking serious note of complaints by Navi Mumbai-based environmentalists against the Uran Municipal Council (UMC) allegedly dumping garbage on mangroves and near residential areas for 12 years, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked the council to take "immediate action" in the matter.

B N Kumar, director of NatConnect Foundation, told mid-day, "There is reckless dumping of garbage and medical waste by the UMC, without thinking of the COVID-19 risk to the over 3,000 people living nearby. This despite revenue department officials registering an FIR against the civic body."