Centre gives in-principle clearance for diversion of 237.086 hectares of forest land and felling of nearly 40,000 trees for Vadhavan Port corridor in Maharashtra | Mumbai News
Navi Mumbai: The Union government’s in-principle clearance for diversion of 237.086 hectares of forest land and the felling of nearly 40,000 trees for the proposed Vadhavan Port connectivity corridor has triggered strong opposition from environmentalists, who warned of irreversible ecological damage and escalation in wildlife-human conflict in the ecologically sensitive Dahanu-Palghar region.The clearance covers an…
