For a long time we have been fighting to protect and conserve Panje Wetland. Panje is in Uran right across Mumbai harbour.

Also, our friends such as Sunil Agarwal of Save Navi Mumbai Environment platform have been fighting to protect TSC-NRI wetlands at Talave as Flamingo Sanctuary.

On both these issues, we have come across an interesting piece of information which has almost been hidden.

Friends, we stumbled on a post on the CMO official Facebook page post by then Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The post says the state wildlife board meeting chaired by Fadnavis, approved three bird sanctuaries in Mumbai region. They are: Mahul Shivdi, TSC land near Palm Beach & Panje-Funde), which will help in conservation of Flamingo.

We, therefore, requested Thackeray to go ahead with his predecessor’s decision and make this announcement as the World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) gift to Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR),