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Navi Mumbai Citizens Plan Human Chain to Protect Green Spaces
Citizens in Navi Mumbai plan to stand together in a silent human chain.
The event will happen in Sanpada on September 12, before World Ozone Day.
They want to protect trees, wetlands, mangroves and open spaces.
These natural areas can help reduce flooding and heat.
They also store carbon and support a healthier city.
Activists say new buildings and infrastructure projects are reducing these spaces.
They are concerned that redevelopment can put extra pressure on roads, drainage, water and parking.
The group says Navi Mumbai needs development, but it must also keep its natural protection systems.
Environmentalists and citizen groups will form a silent human chain in Sanpada on September 12.
The event will take place ahead of World Ozone Day on September 16.
Organizers want to protect Navi Mumbai’s shrinking open spaces, mangroves, wetlands, trees and green cover.
Activists say redevelopment, construction, reclamation and infrastructure projects are increasing pressure on natural areas and city services.
They also raised concerns about data centres’ electricity, water and backup-infrastructure needs.
- Who
- Environmentalists, citizen groups and organizers including NatConnect Foundation and Palm Beach Greens.
- What
- A silent human chain highlighting the need to protect Navi Mumbai’s open spaces, mangroves, wetlands and green cover.
- Where
- Sanpada, Navi Mumbai.
- When
- September 12, ahead of World Ozone Day on September 16.
- Why
- To draw attention to environmental protection, urban climate resilience and the effects of redevelopment, construction and resource-intensive projects.
Key facts
- Human chain date
- September 12
- World Ozone Day
- September 16
- Location
- Sanpada, Navi Mumbai
- Environmental focus
- Open spaces, mangroves, wetlands, trees and green cover
- Development concerns
- Construction, infrastructure projects, reclamation and redevelopment
- Urban pressures
- Roads, drainage, water supply, parking and diminishing open spaces
- Data-centre concerns
- High electricity, water and backup-infrastructure requirements
Quotes
Shrikant Patki
Convenor of Palm Beach Greens
“We cannot celebrate the ozone layer while destroying our own natural climate shield. Mangroves, wetlands, trees and open spaces are not decorative assets—they are essential infrastructure that protects us from heat, flooding and an ever-growing carbon footprint.”
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“A city cannot become liveable by becoming entirely concrete. Sanpada needs breathing spaces, trees and open land. Development must not come at the cost of the very green infrastructure that keeps Navi Mumbai cool, resilient and healthy.”
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Sources
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