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NGO Vanashakti install mesh to prevent plastic from choking mangroves at Bhandup
Updated On: 31 December, 2022 10:40 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
On a pilot basis, one such net was set up on Thursday at the mouth of the stormwater drain that empties into the mangroves at Bhandup pumping station near Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary
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The net set up by Vanashakti at the mouth of the stormwater drain at the Bhandup pumping station
To prevent plastic waste from washing into creeks, mangrove areas and the sea, the NGO Vanashakti is installing nets to trap garbage.
On a pilot basis, one such net was set up on Thursday at the mouth of the stormwater drain that empties into the mangroves at Bhandup pumping station near Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary.
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