Mumbai : The State Wildlife Board on Friday gave a green signal to the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) project that will link Sewri in Mumbai to Nhava Sheva in Raigad.
Earlier, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) asked the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to submit a proposal regarding MTHL to the State Wildlife Board.
In the meeting chaired by forest minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, the concerns raised by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) about the displacement of flamingoes and the mitigation measures have been accepted in the meeting.
“BNHS had carried out a study and prepares a report of mitigation measures. The measures suggested in the report were discussed in great detail in the meeting, and the project has been cleared,” a statement of the Board read.
Officials said that the project will now go to MoEF for clearance.
Meanwhile, MMRDA officials are happy with the pace at which clearances are being granted to the project that has been delayed for many years. A recent setback came when the National Green Tribunal (NGT) suspended the Rs 11,000 crore-project’s permissions. Hence MMRDA had to seek environmental clearances afresh.
