Tuesday, July 28, 2015

MANGROVE COVER HAS INCREASED IN CITY, NAVI MUMBAI :Hindustan Times

There are various reasons why mangrove cover has increased as per a recent study conducted by the cell on the basis of google maps (satellite) imagery. “We have undertaken mangrove plantation drive across 179 hectares in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. Of the five hectares of encroachment across 5,500 hectares of mangrove area under government-owned land, more than 1,000 illegal hutments have been removed from wetlands and remaining 400 will be removed after the monsoon,” said N Vasudevan, chief conservator of forest, state mangrove cell. In Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, 5,469 hectares of mangroves have been notified as reserved forests, he added. WHY YOU SHOULD CARE Mangroves act as a buffer zone between the land and sea. The green cover protects the land from erosion and stands as a protector of shorelines against cyclones and ecological disasters They is also a breeding ground for a variety of marine animals such as invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles and birds, acting as a good source of timber, fuel and fodder. Mangroves also absorb impurities such as harmful heavy metals and pollutants in the air.

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