MUMBAI GETS A SECOND WETLAND CENTRE

The MOU for the new wetland centre was signed between The Govt of Maharashtra, CIDCO and Conservation Action Trust.

Maharashtra State Forest Department, CIDCO and Conservation Action Trust announced a Second Wetland Centre and Mangrove Park at Nerul in Navi Mumbai.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the second Wetland Park was signed between the State Forest Department, CIDCO and CAT 19th September 2008 at Mantralaya in presence of Honourable Chief Minister Shri Vilasraoji Desmukh. Other dignitaries present on this occasion were Minister of Forest, Shri Babanrao Pachpute, and Chairman CIDCO Shree Nakul Patil.

The 289 hectares Mangrove Park will spread across three villages of Nerul, Sarsole and Sonkhar in Navi Mumbai. The Mangrove Wetland Park will house 5000 sq.m Visitors Centre and will have numerous trails through mangroves. The park is expected to harbour 150 species of birds that visits mudflats along the Palm Beach road. Apart from that the park will also have an aquarium that will exhibit variety of aquatic animals associated with mangroves.

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