Fire reported in Nerul and Kharghar forests

  • | Tuesday | 11th December, 2018

"For the past three weeks, there have been regular fire incidents in Panvel region and other parts of Navi Mumbai. We strongly suspect that unknown trespassers are deliberately setting dry grass on fire, which is why the fire quickly spreads and destroys the biodiversity. This is such a shame," said activist Anarjit Chauhan.The Navi Mumbai fire brigade rushed to the Nerul site to extinguish the flames, while the Kharghar fire brigade battled the blaze on the Kharghar hill.Citizens have again urged the forest authority to strictly deal with the culprits who are regularly causing such widespread damage. Just yesterday (Monday), the mangroves next to Vashi railway station were set afire, while fire was also reported in the forest hill between Harigram and Kevale in Panvel taluka. A city based forest official said that they will lodge an FIR in these cases under the Environment Protection Act, 1986, and further investigate the matter.

NAVI MUMBAI: Two more incidents of forest fires occurred on Tuesday afternoon at Nerul and Kharghar A large area of mangroves off the Palm Beach road in Nerul was damaged due to the fire, while a section of the Kharghar hill, which falls under the jurisdiction of the state forest department, also caught fire.The presence of dry grass at both these places further aggravated the flames.Activists and locals have once again said that they strongly suspect mischief by criminal minded elements behind these fire incidents."For the past three weeks, there have been regular fire incidents in Panvel region and other parts of Navi Mumbai. Just yesterday (Monday), the mangroves next to Vashi railway station were set afire, while fire was also reported in the forest hill between Harigram and Kevale in Panvel taluka. We strongly suspect that unknown trespassers are deliberately setting dry grass on fire, which is why the fire quickly spreads and destroys the biodiversity. This is such a shame," said activist Anarjit Chauhan.The Navi Mumbai fire brigade rushed to the Nerul site to extinguish the flames, while the Kharghar fire brigade battled the blaze on the Kharghar hill.Citizens have again urged the forest authority to strictly deal with the culprits who are regularly causing such widespread damage. A city based forest official said that they will lodge an FIR in these cases under the Environment Protection Act, 1986, and further investigate the matter.

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