In order to protect the pristine mangrove forest cover, the State Mangroves Cell (SMC) has finally started the Clean Mangroves initiative. In the first edition of the drive on Saturday evening, they took on the mangrove stretch next to Carter Road in Bandra. N Vasudevan, additional principal chief conservator of forest, along with senior officials from the State Mangroves Cell, local residents, 600 students from Rizvi College, St. Andrew's College., RD National College and St. Paul's Institute of Communication Education, took part in the clean-up activity.

Clean-up work in progress at Carter Road in Bandra on Saturday