Mumbai-based NGO Watchdog Foundation has alleged that near the construction site of the jetty at Khar Danda and the connector of the Versova-Bandra Sea Link (VBSL) at Juhu Koliwada, residents have witnessed the destruction of green cover on land adjoining the Pump House at Khar Danda/Guzder Bandh.

On Sunday, the NGO sent a letter to the chief minister, the chief secretary of Maharashtra, and the secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), claiming that mangroves and green cover are being destroyed due to indiscriminate dumping of debris at Khar Danda. In its letter, the NGO stated that the VBSL project includes the construction of four jetties, at Bandra, Danda, Juhu, and Versova. In addition, connectors are proposed at the Otters Club (Carter Road, Bandra), Juhu Koliwada, and Versova.