Mumbai, Malad News: BJP Union Minister Piyush Goyal Announces 24/7 Monitoring System to Safeguard Malad’s Mangroves.
A permanent surveillance post and a CCTV monitoring system will soon be set up at the T-junction in Marve, Malad, to prevent encroachments in mangrove areas, said Union minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal.
A close watch through CCTV cameras and observation posts will be maintained on the debris mafia, and a special campaign will be launched for this purpose, he said.
Malad’s Malwani, around 8 hectare of mangroves is under threat as some groups are allegedly attempting to make unauthorised changes to the land and construct illegal slums by cutting mangroves and dumping debris.
This has raised serious concerns about environmental balance, prompting urgent action, said Goyal, who is also the MP for Mumbai North constituency, which covers Malad.