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Plea to cut 847 mangrove trees

Name: Plea to cut 847 mangrove trees
Uploaded: 2026-07-17T19:36:04+00:00
Description: While hearing a plea to cut 847 mangrove trees for a transmission line linked to the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project in Palghar, the Bombay High Court raised concerns over the shrinking green cover around Mumbai. The court questioned why compensatory afforestation is often carried out hundreds of kilometres away…

By Spot OnPublished 18 July 2026

While hearing a plea to cut 847 mangrove trees for a transmission line linked to the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project in Palghar, the Bombay High Court raised concerns over the shrinking green cover around Mumbai. The court questioned why compensatory afforestation is often carried out hundreds of kilometres away…