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Not Just April Fool’s Day, You Are Being Fooled Every Day (youthkiawaaz.com) https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2023/04/not-just-april-fools-day-you-are-being-fooled-every-day/ Yash Agarwal.

Pravin Darade, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change said that to reduce private vehicles and thus the air pollution from them, the government is making metros to improve public transport in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur. Not a word was spoken about bus services in these cities...  just after mentioning this about metros, he said that to improve connectivity the Mumbai Coastal Road Project, Sewri-Worli flyover and Mumbai Trans Harbour Link bridge are being made. These are road projects which will encourage and increase the number of private vehicles. ..just after mentioning this about metros, he said that to improve connectivity the Mumbai Coastal Road Project, Sewri-Worli flyover and Mumbai Trans Harbour Link bridge are being made. These are road projects which will encourage and increase the number of private vehicles. 

By greenwashing you are fooled into thinking that somehow metros and excessive road projects are the only solutions for improving transport and that somehow bus lanes and segregated trams are not practical. False claims are used to justify and enforce these harmful, undemocratic and often unnecessary projects.

The Rs 13-cr error that punctured Mumbai’s water supply for one month https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/the-rs-13-cr-error-that-punctured-mumbais-water-supply-for-one-month-23278268
Updated on: 31 March,2023

The Shree Nagar police in Thane on March 28 registered an FIR against the developer, Squarefeet Real Estate, under IPC Section 430 (mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water), after receiving a complaint from a local activist.)

Thanks to an RTI,.. response documents show that on November 8, 2022, while digging a bore well at plot No C-30 on Road No. 16 in Wagle Industrial Estate, the workers punctured the water tunnel. The tunnel carries water from Balkum to the Bhandup purification centre. A civic team visited the site the same day and confirmed the damage; however, the officials neither filed a police complaint nor took action against the developer, the activist said.

for the repairs.. water supply to Mumbai and Thane city will be slashed by 15 per cent for a month, starting 31st March 2023

Muse Foundation is petitioning to Mr. Abhijit Bangar, Municipal Commissioner, TMC to immediately restore Railadevi lake and appoint experts to formulate strategies to rejuvenate it.  Taken from https://www.change.org/p/save-thane-s-railadevi-lake

Nestled amidst a bustling locality, Railadevi Lake is a go-to spot for citizens. Also known as ‘Lotus Lake’, it is home to wildlife species including the protected soft-shell turtles. Several birds including Herons call Railadevi Lake their hang-out spot for food and leisure. The lake is surrounded by thick vegetation including many trees planted by NGOs and citizens.

This vibrant ecosystem of the Lake is now being brazenly destroyed by Thane Municipal Corporation and MMRDA.... The " beautification" of Railadevi lake. The project entails developing recreational spots at the periphery of the lake including Amphitheatre, walking tracks etc. 

Unscientific de-siltation of the lake has killed many turtles, tortoises, and fishes:

Riparian zone of the lake destroyed: Over the past year, contractors have dumped debris to reclaim portions of the lake.

Trees to be cut & transplanted: Next, MMRDA along with TMC will undertake the cutting of 5 and transplantation of 112 trees from the area immediately surrounding the lake

Beautification of a thriving lake without any expertise: There has been no limnologist, hydrologist, ecologist or any other expert appointed

No permission from the Forest Department despite there being a presence of protected species such as Soft-shell turtles.

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