This blog is maintained by the Mangrove Society of India (Mumbai Chapter) as a means of recording
1) various instances of destruction brought to its notice
2) disseminate information about actions taken by the Society
3) events
The efforts are carried out on a voluntary basis and over the years the activity levels have reduced considerably for want of organised partcipation from the community but we try to best we can.
Hello,
My name is Felix and I work for a Delhi-based production company called Diwali Production (formerly known as Babel Press). We work mostly for French TV.
We are currently investigating the possibility of shooting a report on the issue of mangroves in Mumbai.
I was wondering if someone from your organization would be willing to do a taped interview for this report.
Sincerely,
Felix Briaud
Greetings to all,
Pleasure will our from Cameroon to encourage you in this duty of conserving the mangrove ecosystem.
May you people find the strenght to sustain this milieu.
Best wishes,
J-hude
Hello,
I would begin by congratulating your organization for the noble and commendable efforts undertaken by you for the saving the Mangroves.
Moreover, I wish to bring to your notice, a patch of mangroves behind the 7 bungalows Bus Depot, Andheri West. Its a large green spot with many species of birds and animals dwelling therein.
This patch of mangroves is between the SVP Nagar, Mhada, Versova and the 7 Bungalows Bus Depot. During the 26/11 floods, there was not even an inch of water logging around the mangroves, I was able to notice this since my house almost touches the beautiful mangroves (well, about 50-60 feet away).
There is constant flow of sea water from towards Versova sea, which goes upstreams and down-streams, depending on the level of tide in the sea. And the Mangroves were flourishing up-till now.
However, the BMC started making a wall to protect the SVP Nagar, Mhada, houses (which was not at all necessary). This wall was not necessary since, even the 26/11 floods posed no problem for the houses touching the mangroves.
I was out of Bombay for over a month and upon my return, I noticed that the BMC has made a “Nala” where the sea water flowed. The far end of the “Nala” is left incomplete for some reason. Maybe they will resume work later on.
The sea water used to spread into the mangroves and there was always enough water for the mangroves. However, this “Nala” obstructs the water flow into the mangroves and most of the large mangroves are already drying and wilting away. The far end of the Nala is blocked by a lot of debris to stop the water flowing into the Mangroves.
If the water flow at the far end is not diverted into the mangroves again, the whole patch will eventually disappear, attracting Developers to construct upon the land. I already smell something fishy.
I request you to please look into this matter and/or guide me accordingly so that I can save the mangroves.
I would be obliged to hear from you.
Sincerely,
Amit
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