Summary:
The High Court order clearly states that no construction should take place in a 50-metre radius of mangrove forests. Hence, the committee's inspection report has urged the municipal corporation to issue a stop-work notice. The committee report has clear recommendations for the revenue department, Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation, local police, Forest Department Thane and Pollution Control Department. The report asks the corporation to remove illegal reclamation and reinstate the mangroves as they once stood there. When we questioned MLA Narendra Mehta on the committee's recommendations, he said, "There are no arrests made so far in this case..