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Bombay High Court orders complete construction freeze on mangroves, directs Maharashtra to protect privately-owned land
India

Bombay High Court orders complete construction freeze on mangroves, directs Maharashtra to protect privately-owned land

Reinstating an interim order it passed in 2015, the Bombay High Court also prohibited any sort of commercial exploitation of the mangroves in Maharashtra.

HC allows CIDCO to cut mangroves, clearing Navi Mumbai airport
Mumbai

HC allows CIDCO to cut mangroves, clearing Navi Mumbai airport

The Bombay High Court allowed the Maharashtra government's town planning agency, City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO), to cut mangroves in an area of 108 hectares on Tuesday, paving the way for the much awaited international airport in Navi Mumbai.