Thanekars (and others), you will have to wait longer for the inland passenger ferry connecting Vasai-Mira-Bhayander with Kalyan via Vasai creek and Ulhas river. Putting Thane Municipal Corporation's (TMC's) Rs 500-crore ambitious project on pause, the Experts Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests has asked the civic body to prepare an Environment Impact Assessment report as the route falls under an eco-sensitive zone, of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary and Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary. TMC's proposal was discussed during the committee's 30th meeting on April 18.