The Bombay High Court has cleared the removal of mangrove patches for the construction of an access road to the upcoming Vadhvan Port in Maharashtra's Palghar district, a decision expected to accelerate work on one of India's largest port infrastructure projects.

In an order passed on Tuesday, a division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande allowed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to remove 208 mangrove trees required for the construction of an eight-lane access-controlled highway connecting the proposed Vadhvan Port to National Highway-48.