Mumbai with its two protected wildlife areas both distinctly different habitats (terrestrial and wetland) has a unique legacy. The Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SNGP) and the Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary (TCFS), which is now also a Ramsar site, are the jewels in the crown of Mumbai.

In a bustling metropolis lie these two protected wildlife areas. It is an admitted fact even in government records that the forests of India are surviving due to judicial interventions.

The supreme court had directed that every protected area must have a buffer or shock absorbing zone around it. This was called the ecologically sensitive zone (ESZ) of the protected area.

Controversial Aarey ESZ Case

In 2014 the Save Aarey campaign took off and as part of the legal battle , the issue of ecologically sensiti

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