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Citizens Urge Environmental Compliance for Film City Redevelopment

Citizens Urge Environmental Compliance for Film City Redevelopment
Mumbai: Citizens' Group Urges Centre To Ensure Environmental Compliance In Proposed Film City Redevelopment · freepressjournal.in

A group of citizens in Mumbai is asking the central government to make sure that the planned redevelopment of Film City follows all the rules to protect the environment.

Film City is next to a big national park called Sanjay Gandhi National Park, and the group wants to ensure that the redevelopment does not harm the park's ecosystem.

They have asked the government to check if the redevelopment plan follows all the environmental laws and to make sure that no approvals are given without proper checks.

The group also wants the government to look at how the redevelopment might affect the park's wildlife, water, plants, and other environmental factors.

They believe that the highest standards of environmental protection should be maintained before any development is allowed.

Key facts

Location
Goregaon (East), Mumbai
Area
521-acre Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari (Film City)
Adjacent National Park
Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP)
Environmental Laws
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, Eco-Sensitive Zone notification for SGNP, Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006
NGO Involved
Watchdog Foundation
Union Environment Minister
Bhupender Yadav

Quotes

Watchdog Foundation

Citizens’ group

“The Watchdog Foundation urged the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to ensure that the proposed redevelopment of the 521‑acre Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari Film City at Goregaon (East) complies with all environmental laws, particularly those governing the Eco‑Sensitive Zone of the adjoining Sanjay Gandhi National Park.”
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