Mumbai News LIVE Updates: The mangrove diversion proposal under the Mumbai Coastal Road (North) — Versova to Bhayander Project — has received in-principle Stage-1 approval from the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a statement on Tuesday. "Accordingly, the process of compliance and fulfillment of the terms and conditions has been initiated by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. With the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) approval and forest transfer proposal having been approved in principle, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will now approach the Hon`ble High Court for final approval for the implementation of the project," the statement said. LIVE Blog has been closed.