Updated On: 17 December, 2022 08:03 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
That’s the aim of the state forest dept, which has tied up with NGO United Way to clear wetlands of plastic, thermocol and other solid waste

A mangrove clean-drive underway, in Bandra. File pic/Sameer Markande
The state authorities have undertaken a project to clean the mangrove forests of garbage, including plastic and thermocol, in the next six months.
The Mangrove Foundation of Maharashtra and NGO United Way Mumbai have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the ‘Pilot Project on Wetland Conservation through Waste Management’. The tenure of the project ends on June 30, 2023.