Thane Feb 22 PTI At least 684 hectares of mangrove forest area under the City and Industrial Development Corporation CIDCO jurisdiction in Panvel taluka of Navi Mumbai has been handed over to the forest department an official said on Tuesday As per a release issued by the development authority CIDCO managing director and vice-chairman Dr Sanjay Mukherjee on Monday handed over the mangrove area to divisional forest officer M Adarsh Reddy of the mangrove conservation unit The CIDCO had in August 2021 handed over 28177 hectares of mangrove forests under its jurisdiction to the forest department in the first phase We are committed to the environment While planning Navi Mumbai the CIDCO had kept about 40 per cent area for green cover including gardens playgrounds and NDZ So far the CIDCO has handed over 2000 hectares of land in Thane and Raigad districts to the forest department making it the only government organisation and public sector undertaking to hand over such large pieces of mangrove lands Dr Mukherjee said Of the 28177 hectares of mangroves forests handed over in the first phase 134 hectares were located at Kamothe 38 hectares at Panvel and 109 hectares at Kolhe-Khar In the second phase the CIDCO handed over 684 hectares of mangrove forest area of which 2420 hectares are located at Ulwe 315 hectares at Wahal 3994 hectares at Waghiwali and 075 hectares at Sonkhar The CIDCO has also planted mangroves in over 370 hectares of land with the help of the mangrove cell which is functional PTI COR ARU ARU

Thane Jan 19 PTI The City and Industrial Development Corporation CIDCO of Maharashtra has set up a special committee to review and improve various passenger facilities at the suburban railway stations in Navi Mumbai CIDCO Vice Chairman and Managing Director Dr Sanjay Mukherjee has set up the committee an official release said on Wednesday The committee is headed by CIDCOs Joint MD and has five members Suburban railways are a vital part of the fast-paced life of Navi Mumbai CIDCO has always emphasized the importance of an efficient suburban railway system in the region A special committee has been set up to provide more facilities to the passengers at the stations which will make their journey a better experience Mukherjee said in the statement The CIDCO has built a network of suburban railway lines in Navi Mumbai with the help of Railways to connect every part of the city to Mumbai The railway stations in Navi Mumbai have many unique features that allow them to stand out from the regular suburban stations Spacious platforms on both sides of the train a magnificent forecourt area commercial complexes are some of the features of these stations it said The CIDCO looks after the maintenance of all the railway stations in Navi Mumbai except that of the Seawoods Darave station the statement said The newly-formed panel comprises CIDCO Chief Engineer Navi Mumbai International Airport its Superintending Engineer Palghar and Town Planning-1 who will be its member secretary Marketing Manager Commercial member Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation representative member and the Indian Railways representative member The committee will visit the railway stations in Navi Mumbai in the next 15 days to review and study the scope of the work of CIDCO and railways the role of the Navi Mumbai civic body errors leading to the problems at the stations and recommendations for the rectifications of these errors it said The committee will submit a detailed report to the CIDCO VC and MD PTI COR NP NP