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The destruction of mangrove forests across the state and construction within 50m of mangrove areas was banned by the Bombay high court in 2005. (HT File Photo)

In just 5 years, Mumbai has lost mangroves the size of 15 Wankhede stadiums

Even as the Union environment ministry reported an increase in Mumbai’s mangrove forest cover, a Bombay high court (HC)-appointed committee for mangrove preservation said the city has lost at least 22 hectares of mangroves between 2013 and 2018.  

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