BMC proposes to fell 2,000 mangroves to construct 6 bridges
A total of 2,000 mangrove trees will be felled to make way for six bridges in Andheri and Malad to improve connectivity and ease traffic flow.
The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Regulation Authority (MCZMA), while deferring Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance for five bridges, approved one proposal that will require cutting of at least 48 mangroves trees.
According to the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report of all six bridges submitted by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) before MCZMA, the construction of all six bridges will be in environmentally sensitive CRZ areas and require felling of 1,966 mangrove trees and 6.35 hectare mangrove forest patch will be impacted due to the project.
