Since the beginning of this year alone, the mangrove cell of the state forest department has removed more than 9,000 tonnes of trash, mostly plastic waste, from nine mangrove sites – Dahisar, Gorai, Versova, Bandra, Bhandup, Airoli, Vashi, Sewri and Ghatkopar.
The mangrove cell will clean-up Colaba, Vikhroli, Kandivli, Borivli and Trombay in days to come.(HT FILE)
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