A temporary mining licence issued for the extraction of soil, stone and murum in Manpada, Thane, has drawn objections from the Forest Department, which says the approval violates Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ) norms around Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). The Thane tehsildar granted the licence on December 20, 2025, permitting Siddharth Narayan Tangdi of Chitalsar Manpada to extract 500 brass of material across 7.38 hectares in Manpada village, Thane taluka. 

On December 23, 2025, SGNP the deputy director (North) wrote to the district collector objecting to the permission, stating that mining is a prohibited activity within the notified Eco Sensitive Zone. The letter warned that if excavation is carried out, the officer who granted the approval would be held personally responsible.