In swift action, Revenue Department officials have registered a case under the Environment Protection Act against unidentified persons for the destruction of mangroves and creation of prawn culture ponds in the creek area at Kharghar.

According to NGO NatConnect Foundation, Revenue Circle Officer Pandurang Kachre has, in the complaint filed at the Kharghar police station, said that a team of revenue and forest officials conducted an on-the-spot check on Saturday near Vastu Vihar housing society.