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Mumbai: Forest dept silent on fate of Lokhandwala lake

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Updated on: 10 June,2024 06:43 AM IST  |  Mumbai
Ranjeet Jadhav | ranjeet.jadhav@mid-day.com

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Mumbai: Forest dept silent on fate of Lokhandwala lake

The lake in Lokandwala, Andheri

Key Highlights

  1. Has the forest department abandoned plan to grant protection status to Lokhandwala lake
  2. LOCA wrote to the Mangrove Cell inquiring about the status of this declaration
  3. On May 29, LOCA even sent an email to Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests

Has the forest department abandoned the plan to grant protection status to Lokhandwala lake in Andheri, a crucial site for migratory bird species? In June 2022, the then Environment Minister, Aaditya Thackeray, instructed the Mangroves Cell of the forest department to declare it a forest.

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