NAVI MUMBAI: Local environmentalists have stated that as per Right to Information Act (RTI) records, there is no proper Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) clearance to build the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) special economic zone (SEZ) project at the port area in Maharashtra s Navi Mumbai.
The greens have thus asked the state environment department to take remedial steps to restore the coastal biodiversity. As per records of the MCZMA, the information (that) pertaining to CRZ clearance to JNPT SEZ for implementing the SEZ project in Uran taluka of Raigad district is not available. This communique from the environment department was shared in response to our RTI application, said BN Kumar of NatConnect Foundation.
Manju Begum Shaikh and her brother with Pastor Philip and her two sons at New Panvel’s SEAL Ashram
NAVI MUMBAI: Two brothers from Tamil Nadu got a “gift of love and care” they could never have imagined. The brothers were reunited with their mother, Manju Begum Shaikh, who was lost over 28 years ago due to her psychiatric problem. The reunion took place at the SEAL Ashram shelter for the homeless in New Panvel on Wednesday.
“Manju Begum had gone missing from her home in Thiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu in1993 as her mental illness got worse. In 2012, she was found wandering in Panvel. She was admitted to our Social and Evangelical Association for Love shelter where she was counselled and given psychiatric treatment,” said founder of SEAL, Pastor K M Philip, adding that it was a miracle she survived so long on the streets.
The protesters led by former MP Kirit Somaiya squatted on the road.
NAVI MUMBAI: Demanding a probe against Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray in a land scam, the Bharatiya Janata Party staged a protest in Alibaug near Mumbai on Wednesday morning.
The protesters led by former party MP Kirit Somaiya squatted on the road and shouted slogans against Thackeray outside the Raigad district collector s office.
BJP Activists at Thiya Andolan at Alibag Collector Office, demanding Investigation of Korlai Land Scam of Thackeray… https://t.co/4SsBsrgjo8 Kirit Somaiya (@KiritSomaiya) 1612939148000
They were protesting over his alleged involvement in the Korlai land scam that took place in Murud taluka.
The fire brigade team is ensuring that the adjacent factories are not engulfed in the blaze.
NAVI MUMBAI: A major fire broke out at a chemical factory in Taloja MIDC on Tuesday at around 12 noon.
Four fire tenders from Taloja fire station with 12 fire fighters are engaged in the fire fighting operation.
The fire brigade team is ensuring that the adjacent factories are not engulfed in the blaze.
Major fire at #TalojaMIDC in Maharashtra’s Raigad district https://t.co/Pgs0XY6xKA TOI Mumbai (@TOIMumbai) 1612856822000
No casualties have been reported as of yet.