Environmentalists have alleged that a huge portion of mangroves was destroyed due to the unscientific dumping of municipal solid waste in the creek and mangroves of Diva which fall under the coastal regulation zone (CRZ). 

Stalin D of Vanashakti on Tuesday wrote an email to the secretary of Central Pollution Control Bureau (CPCB), regional officer of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), chief conservator of forests of Mangrove Cell, Maharashtra Forest Department, Thane district collector, and deputy conservator of forests of Mangrove Cell demanding shutting down of the Diva dumping ground, which he claimed was environmentally hazardous.