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March 2008
MAN
MADE
ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS
Gorai mangroves threatened
The
special economic zone (SEZ) which
Essel Infra Projects private limited, owned by business tycoon
Subhash Chandra Goyal, had planned to set up in Gorai. On the
outskirts of Mumbai is still facing stiff opposition from the Dharavi
Bet Bachao Samiti. The SEZ is seen by the locals as the means of
destruction to their livelihood and more significantly to the ecology
which sustains life on the Dharavi Island. "The company has also
constructed a baand (embankment) on the 690 acre of land near the
Gorai village to prevent sea water from entering into the mangrove
region. This is killing the mangroves and is posing a danger to the
local environment," Mr Gonsalves added.
by Ajit
Wakode, The
Asian Age,
01/03/2008
