On World Water Day on Sunday, activists flagged the deteriorating condition of the DPS, NRI, and T S Chanakya lakes in Nerul, which serve as satellite wetlands for the Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary (TCFS), a Ramsar site

Tests reveal stagnant, polluted water, blocking the natural tidal flow needed to sustain wildlife. Flamingos, dependent on these wetlands, have not arrived this season, signaling severe ecological stress