Mumbai: The Save Powai lake campaign has gained momentum as a group of local residents now written to the Chairman of the Minister of UDDHAV Thackeray expressing anger over the construction of the cycle track around the body of the water.
Powai Resident Pamela Cheema, which is the coordinator of Bandan BC Agni (actions for governance and a good network in India), said: “We wrote to CM to tell him to cancel this plan because no one wants a cycle track.
MARS MARSH crocodile is sunbathing and lay eggs on the edge of the lake here.
So just leave it.
“He added,” Three Lake Tulsi, Vihar and Powai are part of the ecosystem, with each lake overflowing to others.
In fact, Lake Powai overflowed into the Mithi River, so further Reducing the size of the lake for the cycle path will cause flooding in the city.
“Citizens accused that there was no environmental impact assessment carried out for this project, and said the opinions of local residents and stakeholders were not taken into account.
The letter also stated: “For progressive circumstances such as Maharashtra, it is terrible that BMC insists that Lake Powai is not a wetland because of man-made.
We humbly send that Keolado Ghana National Park (in Bharatpur, Rajasthan) is a human-made wetland and managed by humans And nationally known.
Lake Powai is wetlands and fulfills all criteria for wetlands.
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