Updated On: 18 October, 2017 04:54 PM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
<p>Despite opposition from nature activists, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority mulls over redevelopment plans; environmentalist cries foul, says MNP is a protected forest area</p>

The The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) continues to face stiff opposition over the redevelopment of the Maharashtra Nature Park, also known as Mahim Nature Park (MNP), but quite evidently, the authorities doesn't seem to care about the controversies surrounding this nature park. MMRDA commissioner UPS Madan has confirmed that the organisation has written to the state forest department seeking details of the park being notified as a forest in 1991.
Speaking to mid-day, Madan said, "We have written a letter to the forest department, asking them about details pertaining to the MNP. Once we receive the details, including maps and layout of the land, senior officials from our department will deliberate on the topic of giving a makeover to the park."