The environment and forests ministry (MoEF) headed by Jairam Ramesh had opposed the airport project that covers over 2,500 acres in Navi Mumbai because it involves destruction of over 400 acres of mangroves, altering the course of two rivers, and flattening of a green hillock.
The environment ministry is unhappy since it feels that the project developer, City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) is not heeding to its concerns. Read the full report here.
Source: Domain-b.com.