Dahisar Mangroves Diminishing

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 30 No. 9, September 2010

 

“The builder has blocked all inlets that could have gotten the salt water into the mangroves. The initial salinity that was already there has helped the mangroves survive," said Harish Pandey of the New Link Road Residents Forum. “This was the precise plan of the builder to let mangroves die a natural death."

 

Residents are especially surprised because the mangroves are dying during the monsoon. Read the full report here.

 

Source: Snehal Rebello, Hindustan Times, Mumbai.

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