Mumbai: In a major operation against encroachments, the Mumbai Suburban Collectorate conducted a large-scale demolition drive in Malwani on November 3 and 4, clearing more than 280 illegal structures built on protected mangrove land. The move comes as part of ongoing efforts to preserve the city’s fragile mangrove ecosystem and reclaim government-owned land from unlawful occupation.

According to a press statement issued by the suburban collectorate, the operation cleared nearly 10,000 square metres of land near Survey Nos. 2670 and 1916. Officials found that encroachers had not only constructed unauthorised buildings but also carried out landfill and tree-cutting activities close to the mangrove zone. Encroachments around the Ali Lake area were also removed, helping restore the area’s na

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