While the state government has declared the wetlands at Panje, Bhendkhal, Belpada, Talawe and TS Chankya in Navi Mumbai as conservation reserves, a city-based environmentalist has alleged that despite court orders and the government's decision to restore these wetlands by opening up all water inlets, the main inlet to Panje wetland is blocked.

Environmentalist Nandakumar Pawar, head of Shri Ekvira Aai Pratishtan said, "We thank and appreciate the efforts of Virendra Tiwari, additional principal chief conservator of forests (PCCF), Mangrove Cell, and the state government for declaring the wetlands as conservation reserves. However, despite court orders and the government's decision, the ground reality is painful as the main inlet to Panje wetland has been blocked."