Wildlife board approval for MTHL project.

The Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL) project has finally got approval from the state wildlife board. The development came after chief minister Devendra Fadnavis approved the creation of a flamingo sanctuary at Mahul-Sewri on 1,600 hectares. This is in addition to the Thane creek sanctuary that was notified in August.
The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) had wanted a long-term conservation and mitigation plan for flamingoes and other water birds if the MTHL was to come up.

The Mahul-Sewri sanctuary will have three parts: the Mahul-Sewri Zone, the TSC-NRI wetlands of Palm Beach Road in Navi Mumbai, and the Panje-Funde Zone, also in Navi Mumbai.


TOI