A marine biodiversity report has found the coastal road project presents a direct threat to 36 intertidal marine species that thrive on the Worli shoreline.
“This reclamation is unsustainable and will end up destroying a bio reserve,” said Sarita Fernandes, from SagarShakti who led the study.
Even though work began last month, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is yet to develop the marine biodiversity plan that it was supposed to have submitted to the Union environment ministry before starting reclamation for the coastal road project.
