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GREATER NOIDA: Even though Surajpur has been granted wetland status, at least six marshes in its vicinity are slowly falling prey to pollution and waste dumping. These marshes are good natural habitats for birds and water creatures and they should be protected. But we must take note of several such low-lying areas which are not recognized or marked but should be recorded as wetlands simply to help conservation activity to take ground,” Tongad earlier said. Pollution of these areas should be stopped,” said Vikrant Tongad, founder, Social Action for Forests and Environment (SAFE).“These low-lying areas should be cleaned and boundaries should be created so that encroachment doesn’t take place. The Greater Noida police lines are being constructed adjacent to these marshes.“Several industries in the region were found to be letting their toxic wastes out into these marshes..